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BowSitter
03-30-2009, 06:10 PM
I heard on the radio about an April fools worm, is it just a hoax or are some of us going to have computer problems on the first? Has anyone else heard or know about it?

bsa30-06
03-30-2009, 06:16 PM
I heard about this aswell.I'm thinking cause of the date of its release it some sort of april fools joke, but hate to see the mess it might make if it is real.Is there anything that can be done to protect our computers from it, will current anti-viruses defend against it.

SUAFOYT
03-30-2009, 07:40 PM
Haven't received a bulletin from the IP dudes at work yet- they're usually real quick if there's a real threat. Until I do I'm not going to lose any sleep.

lip_ripper00
03-30-2009, 10:05 PM
Haven't received a bulletin from the IP dudes at work yet- they're usually real quick if there's a real threat. Until I do I'm not going to lose any sleep.



we are about 50 million in to a new operating system our IP dudes sent out e-mail Friday, our work compuyers are all fine, but warning us to get home computers updated

358win
03-30-2009, 10:18 PM
And the space shuttle is landing at a Mall parking lot in Vancouver with the anti-virus for this....

358win
03-30-2009, 10:54 PM
Ummm no.....you should already have an Anti Virus but have you updated the definitions in it to protect your PC from Viruses or trojans like the one mentioned above??
It has nothing to do with Anti Viruses .....it has everything to do with updating yours.

Yep. Got one.
Let's see why they call it April Fools worm....

lip_ripper00
03-31-2009, 06:18 AM
The "presence" of a Conficker infection may be detected if a user is unable to surf to the following websites:

* http://www.symantec.com/norton/theme.jsp?themeid=conficker_worm&inid=us_ghp_link_conficker_worm (blocked::http://www.symantec.com/norton/theme.jsp?themeid=conficker_worm&inid=us_ghp_link_conficker_worm)
* http://www.mcafee.com (blocked::http://www.mcafee.com/)

B.C.Boy(100%)
03-31-2009, 08:09 AM
Ah, I'm relaxed.
Thank God for Macs, poor PC is going to have it's immune system pressed again, darn eh?

T300WSM
03-31-2009, 08:58 AM
Just watched on the news, they said unplug you pc from the net for the day and you will be fine.....if your worried about it.

Stone Sheep Steve
03-31-2009, 09:32 AM
Just watched on the news, they said unplug you pc from the net for the day and you will be fine.....if your worried about it.

Did they say anything about just locking down your firewall??

SSS

bigwhiteys
03-31-2009, 09:38 AM
The computers most at risk are dormant computers connected to the Internet... (tucked away in a library corner or something)

For the average PC user who has an anti-virus software, updates windows regularly and scans for spyware etc... you'll likely be fine.

Until the virus launches they really don't know what the creators plans are. It usually turns the computers into "bots" that the hackers can then use to send spam, attack other websites with a dns attack (sends so many visits from the dormant computers it crashes the site)

Viruses are a lucrative business right now... With some of these guys making pretty phat cash.

Carl

T300WSM
03-31-2009, 09:38 AM
No they didn't about the firewall, they did give out a us gov site to go on to try to block it. They did say it could be in as many as 10mil systems waiting to get turned tomorrow. Might be more on the 6:00 news.

vanislehunter1
03-31-2009, 12:49 PM
you can only get it if it downloads onto your computer, so dont go on the internet and you'll be fine

steelheadSABO
04-01-2009, 07:52 AM
i heard about it on the radio april fools joke gone nation wide

Phil
04-01-2009, 08:02 AM
It looks like we got nailed with the virus at work.

BowSitter
04-01-2009, 09:45 AM
There should be an open season on the scumbags that write viruses!!:biggrin:

husky30-06
04-01-2009, 10:00 AM
a buddy of mine who is a progarammer with BC lotteries said that nothing has come down the line yet...... probably never see it on computers that are updated on a regular basis. He also said that the virus is probably already on your computer and there really is nothing you can do about it. Like others have said here...... it is really after the computers that are not maintained and have little or no anti-virus protection. mine seems fine right now and I have easy access to a bottle of rye for my buddy (maintenance costs for my computers)..... LOL good reason to drink.:biggrin:

vanislehunter1
04-01-2009, 12:21 PM
The "presence" of a Conficker infection may be detected if a user is unable to surf to the following websites:

* http://www.symantec.com/norton/theme.jsp?themeid=conficker_worm&inid=us_ghp_link_conficker_worm (blocked::http://www.symantec.com/norton/theme.jsp?themeid=conficker_worm&inid=us_ghp_link_conficker_worm)
* http://www.mcafee.com (blocked::http://www.mcafee.com/)
uuhhhh i cant go to those links... am i in trouble??:( i just did a virus scan yester day and no problems... ill do another 1 just to be safe.

Dannybuoy
04-01-2009, 12:30 PM
uuhhhh i cant go to those links... am i in trouble??:( i just did a virus scan yester day and no problems... ill do another 1 just to be safe.

http://www.mcafee.com

I think that is a bad link the way it is written .... trying it this way

goatdancer
04-01-2009, 01:21 PM
Free Conficker removal programs at
www.confickerworkinggroup.org (http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org) .

vanislehunter1
04-01-2009, 06:46 PM
http://www.mcafee.com

I think that is a bad link the way it is written .... trying it this way
yea, i just went and typed it into my computer and it worked. no prob.:smile: