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03-30-2009, 03:27 PM
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#1 | | MoD
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| **Virus: Conflicker**
Conflicer Computer Virus Quote:
here’s a Windows worm running wild out there—“skyrocketing,” in BBC parlance—so you’d best have your install all patched up and your anti-virus software up to date. Or, you know, get a Mac, biased Biggs often jokes in the official CrunchGear chat room. The worm, primarily known as Conflicker, spread widely over the holidays, when companies’ IT staffs were on break. It does pretty much all the nasty things that worms are known to do: sneak in, either via the Internet or via the old Sneakernet (USB drives and the like), change your password, start running services that download further code from some Web site, etc.
Microsoft has already issued a patch, and anti-virus software has been updated
| Snopes: http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/conficker.asp
Microsoft security patch: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...icker.mspx#EUB
For those who do updates regularly it should be fine. Otherwise it is time to update your comp. A decent anti-virus program will protect your comp as well.
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03-30-2009, 04:57 PM
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#2 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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thanks for the heads up, saw this on 60minutes on Sunday, sounds like some serious stuff.
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03-30-2009, 04:58 PM
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#3 | | Banned (ABWS)
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updated microsoft updated bitdefender
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03-30-2009, 05:24 PM
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#4 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Holy shit...time to get another copy of Kaspersky. How does it get into your computer if you don't use a usb or internet?
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03-30-2009, 10:34 PM
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#5 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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yeah i saw it on 60 minutes as well.. but i never click those stupid links people send me on FB/msn though lol.
so many of my friends are already hit by this..
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03-30-2009, 11:48 PM
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#6 | | Say! Say! Say!
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My cousin's so scared she unplugged her internet  | |
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03-31-2009, 09:00 AM
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#7 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by The Notorious MSG  My cousin's so scared she unplugged her internet | hahah nice
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03-31-2009, 09:24 AM
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#8 | | DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
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Originally Posted by Simplex123 yeah i saw it on 60 minutes as well.. but i never click those stupid links people send me on FB/msn though lol.
so many of my friends are already hit by this.. | but depending on the seriousness of this worm, you might not need to--your modem is hooked up to your router. Quote:
Originally Posted by The Notorious MSG My cousin's so scared she unplugged her internet | apparently people are doing that this time because it seems pretty serious.
a couple of my tekkie friends have also unplugged their internets.
Last edited by Culture_Vulture; 03-31-2009 at 09:32 AM.
Reason: because I can't freaken spell.
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03-31-2009, 10:28 AM
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#9 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by The Notorious MSG My cousin's so scared she unplugged her internet | Lol, im avoiding the computer that day. If not, no porn.
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03-31-2009, 10:43 AM
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#10 | | Banned (ABWS)
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whats a good free antivirus program? i used to have norton on my laptop but it kept annoying me so i deleted it. i have nothing right now :|.
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03-31-2009, 11:24 AM
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#11 | | MoD
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^nod 32 is awesome
tomorrow is D-Day so to speak
the virus is suppose to contact servers tomorrow to get updates.
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03-31-2009, 11:57 AM
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#12 | | Banned (ABWS)
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so this virus only effects computers eh?
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03-31-2009, 12:27 PM
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#13 | | I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s)
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Originally Posted by 03aspec so this virus only effects computers eh? | What do you mean by that? You mean does it affect things other than computers? (like cell phones, microwaves, fridges?) 
It's mainly Windows based PC's that will be affected if they are infected with the virus.
If you want to be careful, run Windows update today and make sure you're patched up. Get a decent AV program. I use Avira - it's free and pretty highly rated. Make sure it's updated. Do a scan of your computer.
Grab a copy of Malwarebytes and Spybot. Update and run a scan.
And, finally, if you're not satisfied that you're clean after all that, you can always head over to the McAfee site here and download the Stinger scan engine that searches specifically for the Conficker (and it's variants).
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03-31-2009, 12:52 PM
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#14 | | is best wrench
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The virus is going to attack tomorrow? I updated everything and scanned, it seemed to be fine so far
Some frigging reason I can't sign on my msn.. I hope it isn't a virus working up.. Says my contact list isnt available
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03-31-2009, 12:56 PM
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#15 | | I subscribe to the Revscene NWS thread(s)
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Originally Posted by RX7CER The virus is going to attack tomorrow? I updated everything and scanned, it seemed to be fine so far
Some frigging reason I can't sign on my msn.. I hope it isn't a virus working up.. Says my contact list isnt available | It's supposed to get an "update" on what/who/where to attack tomorrow. I think the worst case scenario would be that it attacks tomorrow, but it's not certain that tomorrow is the attack date.
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03-31-2009, 01:00 PM
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#16 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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The internet is serious business.
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03-31-2009, 08:52 PM
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#17 | | DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
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Originally Posted by k2_alpha ^nod 32 is awesome
tomorrow is D-Day so to speak
the virus is suppose to contact servers tomorrow to get updates. | technically, it was "tomorrow" for all of Asia and half of Europe a couple hours ago.
so far, I've seen nothing though.
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03-31-2009, 09:03 PM
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#18 | | Head Moderator
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Y2K scare: Part Deux
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03-31-2009, 09:08 PM
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#19 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Seriously, how serious can this really be. Just reformat your PC if you get infected with a virus. Or buy a new computer if it's that bad.
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03-31-2009, 09:25 PM
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#20 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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hmm. is this an april fools joke?
possibly? tomorrow is april fools.. haha
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03-31-2009, 09:25 PM
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#21 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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I haven't even used an anti-virus program since 2004 because I hated how it took up resources in the background and would randomly have popups blocking so many applications.
I've decided I'll be my anti-virus.
So far, never had a virus. Probably won't get infected by this one, since it's probably a hoax. Although Snopes is supposely a good source in detecting myth or not...
I'll let you guys know if I get hit tomorrow, but I'm not planning to take any extra precautions, because my hunch is that it's probably nothing.
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03-31-2009, 09:43 PM
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#22 | | is best wrench
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^but even the microsoft website mentions about the Conflicer virus
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03-31-2009, 09:46 PM
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#23 | | Banned (ABWS)
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theyre offering 250000 dollars
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03-31-2009, 10:07 PM
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#24 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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Originally Posted by EVOX ^but even the microsoft website mentions about the Conflicer virus | In that case... it's pretty damn legit then. lol
Unless microsoft is pulling some April's Fool joke on everyone, which is really gonna piss a lot of people off. So not a smart idea on their part.
But how long is this supposed to last?
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03-31-2009, 10:17 PM
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#25 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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i'm scared, my norton anti-virus isn't up to date and my mcafee sucks
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