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| Windows 7 x64 build 7100 & Ubuntu 9.04 | Conficker Apocalypse Quote: Will the Conficker worm, expected to activate on April 1, set off viral destruction or be a dud? Security experts say Conficker.C (also called Downadup) presents a serious threat. Infected machines -- said to number from 3 million to 10 million globally, depending on estimates -- could be activated for data destruction and theft or espionage, spam relays or denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. While a "doomsday scenario" on April 1 seems unlikely, many security professionals regard Conficker.C as the malware fruit of a disciplined criminal operation out to make money off it. More here: Conficker on April 1st: Eve of destruction or big joke? - Network World What do people know about this? I have heard a lot about it, but don't know a lot about it. ~Lordbob |
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| Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate x64 SP2 Windows 7 7127 x64 | Re: Conficker Apocalypse Read all under the Security thread |
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| Windows 7 x64 build 7100 & Ubuntu 9.04 | Re: Conficker Apocalypse Fail. Thanks Les. ~Lordbob |
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| Vista Ultimate X64 SP2 | Re: Conficker Apocalypse Big Joke |
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| Windows 7 x64 build 7100 & Ubuntu 9.04 | Re: Conficker Apocalypse I have a few friends that think that, and another that thinks it will erase everyone's harddrive. I think it would be amusing if it just popped everyone's cd drive out at the same time, or restarted their computers. Just something minor and funny. ~Lordbob |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate | Re: Conficker Apocalypse Apparently Microsoft are offering a $250,000 bounty for finding any information that may lead to the culprit.(I don't know if that is real or not) You might want to have a look at these to links. MS Offers Bounty for Head of Conficker Worm / Infopackets.com How To: Protect Your Windows PC from the Conficker Worm ~Fastboy42~ P.S (I'm kinda worried about what it may do if it got into my computer, but I 've got my antivirus all updated so I should be fine. ) |
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| Vista™ Ultimate x64 | Re: Conficker Apocalypse IT'S GONNA BE Y2K ALL OVER AGAIN! Nothing. |
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| Windows 7 RC x64 Vista HP x86 | Re: Conficker Apocalypse Now, Now, I won't have anyone knocking Y2K - it made me a fortune in fees ![]() Conficker will probably have some effect, there are too many people around running un-patched systems,either because they don't know any better, or worse, they think they do know better . Hopefully with all the general press coverage the message may get across to the general user that if you just use "reasonable" security and keep your system patched you will have nothing to worry about. The thing that does worry me a bit is that as there is no "visible" payload with the modern malware attack, if Conficker does not show at all then the general computer user will think it a false alarm. |
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| Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 | Re: Conficker Apocalypse I think it is made or sponsored by Microsoft so they can prove the point that as long as you use legit Windows and do updates you are safe. Also goes for busineses. |
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| Windows 7 RTM 64-bit | Re: Conficker Apocalypse I have heard that if you catch the one who made this virus, US govt will pay you 4 million dollars. I wish i could blame Norton or Mcafee and become millionaire. |
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