EPTApril 1st Conflicker Virus - Page 2
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FirstProbe
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Xception704
United States161 Posts
I wasn't worried when I saw this topic the first time, but now I'm taking it more seriously. | ||
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Kennelie
United States2296 Posts
P.S. Everything seems to work fine around my crib though. | ||
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Xception704
United States161 Posts
The patch is supposed to be KB958644 (info from my friend's dad) | ||
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Kennelie
United States2296 Posts
On April 01 2009 11:56 Night[Mare wrote: just dont go to fishy porn sites and you'll be ok LOL so 1999. I do lots of online money transactions. If they take what I have it won't be much. We'll see. | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
On April 01 2009 12:41 FirstProbe wrote: I heard that it doesn't affect mac's :D No one cares about macs enough to torch them with a worm or virus. | ||
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iSCOUT4u
United States327 Posts
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sith
United States2474 Posts
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leMaj24
United States262 Posts
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CursOr
United States6335 Posts
its like the mob that beats you up unless you pay them for "protection"  | ||
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Kennelie
United States2296 Posts
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MyStiC_Chaos
United States499 Posts
On April 01 2009 13:09 iSCOUT4u wrote: I dont understand why people beilieve this shit....omg guys Y2k is coming!!!! This is just a reason so people can update and scan their computers. Kind of like me haha. I stopped really updating but just today I actually installed them.... They were like program updates but oh well. | ||
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QuickStriker
United States3694 Posts
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ghermination
United States2851 Posts
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pinenamu
United States770 Posts
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nttea
Sweden4353 Posts
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zoLo
United States5896 Posts
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WindCalibur
Canada938 Posts
On April 01 2009 15:31 ghermination wrote: Objectdock has been crashing strangely lately, when i first heard this i was scared... and then i realised its a simple error with objectdock and utorrent and that this is all hype. If people are smart about how they surf then they'll be fine. Also, if 10 million computers are effected, i feel bad for the server they'll be reporting back to. Poor guy wont know what hit him. I was wondering what will happen if that did occur also. That guy must be like "o man I'm goooood, I just pwnt the world. I must be the smartest human in the world!" *Then his computer/server promptly overloads* | ||
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Mista
Singapore1022 Posts
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besseriym
United States42 Posts
Threads like this always make me laugh, because you get to see how little people actually know about computers and viruses  My 2 cents: Anyone that uses Windows (any form of Windows!) is ALWAYS at risk of getting a virus. The sad fact of the matter is, Microsoft refuses to remedy the "less than satisfactory" method in which they handle file and system permissions. This means that NO MATTER WHAT you do to protect your Windows machine from viruses, you are still at risk. There is absolutely NO way around this fact. People will tell you that anti-virus software will protect you from viruses, but that's simply not true. They WILL do a decent job of catching MOST of the popular viruses and malware, but unfortunately it's IMPOSSIBLE to stop all (or even a good portion) of viruses from infecting any given system. This is a proven fact (i have personally tested this theory with several custom made viruses, some of which are STILL not detected by the leading anti-virus software.) That being said, this is not meant to scare anyone or to bash Windows (although honestly, even a child can make a virus for Windows...what's wrong with that picture?), but to inform you that you are always at risk of being infected, so why worry about it now? In fact, Microsoft themselves have actually unknowingly released malicious software via the Official Windows Update tool (if anyone remembers the Blaster worm.) So basically, there's no point in worrying about some new virus that is "glorified" in the media because it's a simple case of scaring the public. I would recommend staying AWAY from those "virus scanners" and "registry cleaners" and all of the ridiculous things that you think will help you find and remove a virus, because more often than not, they WILL mess your computer up! As long as you have a decent anti-virus software and you avoid web sites that are "questionable", then you are already doing everything you can to prevent an infection. As sad as it is, with Windows, getting a virus is a game of Russian Roulette :\ Chances are it WILL happen to you at least once and some people will never even know they're infected  If you're honestly that worried about a virus, be sure to BACK UP any important data you have on your computer so that if you do get infected and it does take down your system, at least you can save your personal files. OR you can use a better Operating System, like any one of the Linux distrobutions, although you won't be able to use the majority of your windows programs on it :\ | ||
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