No april fools' joke is this
Giant Internet worm set to change tactics April 1
- Thread starter MA-Caver
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No april fools' joke is this
Make sure your firewall is up.
Try to manually run a windows update.
If both work, you're probably clean.
In the mean time, make sure that your antivirus is up to date, and actively running.
Spyware/Malware protection also is good to have running.
There's alot of hype about this one, but 3M out of 1B pc's isn't that big a deal.
Try to manually run a windows update.
If both work, you're probably clean.
In the mean time, make sure that your antivirus is up to date, and actively running.
Spyware/Malware protection also is good to have running.
There's alot of hype about this one, but 3M out of 1B pc's isn't that big a deal.
I just ran it everything is fine here. Thanks for the link Arni.
OP
- Thread Starter
- #6
Ran the conflicker remover and it says not found... so for the time being everything is cool here.
These guys that do this virus thing... don't they have a home to go to? Sigh.
These guys that do this virus thing... don't they have a home to go to? Sigh.
OP
- Thread Starter
- #7
An update on the article...
jim777
Master Black Belt
This is another case of the media hyping up something for the sake of a decent scare story. This worm has been resident for quite a while and it's creators are no doubt loving the 'mystique' being added to their reputations by the furore.
Maybe it will be used to mount a denial of service attack ... but it can do that anytime.
As long as computer users take reasonable care not to leave holes in their firewalls or let things in that deactivate their anti-virus they'll be fine.
Maybe it will be used to mount a denial of service attack ... but it can do that anytime.
As long as computer users take reasonable care not to leave holes in their firewalls or let things in that deactivate their anti-virus they'll be fine.
There's over 100,000 worms, viruses, etc out there.
The same precautions count for all of them:
- Use a reliable antivirus, and keep it current
- use a reliable malware shield, and keep it current
- use an on system firewall, and verify it's on.
- use a hardware firewall and make sure it's working
- make sure your system is up to date software wise.
Also
- don't open strange email attachments
- scan your email
- use a spam blocker to cut down on your spam
- don't visit bad websites
- don't use bootleg software from crack sites that may open holes in your armor or install nasties.
The same precautions count for all of them:
- Use a reliable antivirus, and keep it current
- use a reliable malware shield, and keep it current
- use an on system firewall, and verify it's on.
- use a hardware firewall and make sure it's working
- make sure your system is up to date software wise.
Also
- don't open strange email attachments
- scan your email
- use a spam blocker to cut down on your spam
- don't visit bad websites
- don't use bootleg software from crack sites that may open holes in your armor or install nasties.
http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/infection_test/cfeyechart.html
If you can see all the images, you're probably ok.
If you can see all the images, you're probably ok.
KELLYG
2nd Black Belt
BOB,
Is this virus still a threat?
Is this virus still a threat?
I believe so. It's a worm, so it keeps moving and changing it seems.
This is pretty slick. Conficker prevents infected PCs from accessing certain antivirus vendor websites. Using this information Joe Stewart from SecureWorks put together a Conficker Eye Chart.
http://www.joestewart.org/cfeyechart.html
By seeing whether or not images hosted on the vendor websites load you may be able to tell if your computer is infected with conficker.
http://www.joestewart.org/cfeyechart.html
By seeing whether or not images hosted on the vendor websites load you may be able to tell if your computer is infected with conficker.
See post #12 above, good sir .
Failover plan, if one site isn't available or blocked, try the other. Yeah, that's the ticket. :wink1:
