Vista - BitDefender has a cure for Conficker?

**Airbot** · 03-16-2009

Quote:

"BitDefender has released what it claims is the first vaccination tool to remove the notorious Conficker virus that infected some 9 million Windows machines in about three months. The worm, also known as Downadup, exploits a bug in the Windows Server service used by Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008.

wincert.net

**dk70** · 03-16-2009

I thought OpenDNS and Kaspersky fixed that in February OpenDNS Blog » Stats are back; and we’re blocking Conficker

Besides was "problem" not MS-patched october last year and real problem is not finding fixes but getting lazy/ignorant people (it-people included) to keep their stuff in shape?

"The Romanian security vendor" so Bitdefender is also from Eastern Europe? Cool, did not know that. Avast is as well, AVG also I think - might have moved abroad. Kaspersky is Russian, Avira German. Norton, Mcafee, Trend is US - ESET?

**Airbot** · 03-16-2009

Well I didn't know they had a fix/block for it. This is just a tool to remove it. But, as I not having conficker, wouldn't know if it really works or not. Haha

Just posting it for anybody who wants to try it out, if they had a sudden urge to.

**dk70** · 03-16-2009

Fix is in the eye of the beholder. OpenDNS was only trying to blow their horn

And Kaspersky or who ever probably did not mind.

Cant remember details so I could be wrong but when Conficker was headline there was 1 thing annoying me, and not for the first time. Why the heck does this have to be a problem when fix has been out for "ages" ? When fix/patch is released there should be no screaming headlines on every popular tech site. MS fails for the xxxxxxxth time but it just gets worse because of users with no clue. If not updating OS, server or whatever is considered required, or there are no adequate policy of how to deploy important/emergency "fixes", then dump whole setup and use something you trust and will keep updated. Linux, Mac - Wii! How hard can it be?

**Airbot** · 03-16-2009

It's not hard.

people like to get excited over things like this, IMO, it's just another worm among many others.

03-16-2009	#1 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,650 posts	BitDefender has a cure for Conficker? Quote: "BitDefender has released what it claims is the first vaccination tool to remove the notorious Conficker virus that infected some 9 million Windows machines in about three months. The worm, also known as Downadup, exploits a bug in the Windows Server service used by Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008. wincert.net
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03-16-2009	#2 (permalink)
dk70 Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 213 posts	Re: BitDefender has a cure for Conficker? I thought OpenDNS and Kaspersky fixed that in February OpenDNS Blog » Stats are back; and we’re blocking Conficker Besides was "problem" not MS-patched october last year and real problem is not finding fixes but getting lazy/ignorant people (it-people included) to keep their stuff in shape? "The Romanian security vendor" so Bitdefender is also from Eastern Europe? Cool, did not know that. Avast is as well, AVG also I think - might have moved abroad. Kaspersky is Russian, Avira German. Norton, Mcafee, Trend is US - ESET?
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03-16-2009	#3 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,650 posts	Re: BitDefender has a cure for Conficker? Well I didn't know they had a fix/block for it. This is just a tool to remove it. But, as I not having conficker, wouldn't know if it really works or not. Haha Just posting it for anybody who wants to try it out, if they had a sudden urge to.
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03-16-2009	#4 (permalink)
dk70 Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 213 posts	Re: BitDefender has a cure for Conficker? Fix is in the eye of the beholder. OpenDNS was only trying to blow their horn And Kaspersky or who ever probably did not mind. Cant remember details so I could be wrong but when Conficker was headline there was 1 thing annoying me, and not for the first time. Why the heck does this have to be a problem when fix has been out for "ages" ? When fix/patch is released there should be no screaming headlines on every popular tech site. MS fails for the xxxxxxxth time but it just gets worse because of users with no clue. If not updating OS, server or whatever is considered required, or there are no adequate policy of how to deploy important/emergency "fixes", then dump whole setup and use something you trust and will keep updated. Linux, Mac - Wii! How hard can it be?
My System Specs

03-16-2009	#5 (permalink)
Airbot Vista Ultimate SP2 x64 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 TECHNET 1,650 posts	Re: BitDefender has a cure for Conficker? It's not hard. people like to get excited over things like this, IMO, it's just another worm among many others.
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