NinjaNick Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Source: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/128643/beware-conficker-worm-come-april-1/Beware Conficker worm come April 1Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:21PM EDT Buzz up!on Yahoo!In an event that hits the computer world only once every few years, security experts are racing against time to mitigate the impact of a bit of malware which is set to wreak havoc on a hard-coded date. As is often the case, that date is April 1.Malware creators love to target April Fool's Day with their wares, and the latest worm, called Conficker C, could be one of the most damaging attacks we've seen in years.Conficker first bubbled up in late 2008 and began making headlines in January as known infections topped 9 million computers. Now in its third variant, Conficker C, the worm has grown incredibly complicated, powerful, and virulent... though no one is quite sure exactly what it will do when D-Day arrives.Thanks in part to a quarter-million-dollar bounty on the head of the writer of the worm, offered by Microsoft, security researchers are aggressively digging into the worm's code as they attempt to engineer a cure or find the writer before the deadline. What's known so far is that on April 1, all infected computers will come under the control of a master machine located somewhere across the web, at which point anything's possible. Will the zombie machines become denial of service attack pawns, steal personal information, wipe hard drives, or simply manifest more traditional malware pop-ups and extortion-like come-ons designed to sell you phony security software? No one knows.Conficker is clever in the way it hides its tracks because it uses an enormous number of URLs to communicate with HQ. The first version of Conficker used just 250 addresses each day -- which security researchers and ICANN simply bought and/or disabled -- but Conficker C will up the ante to 50,000 addresses a day when it goes active, a number which simply can't be tracked and disabled by hand.At this point, you should be extra vigilant about protecting your PC: Patch Windows completely through Windows Update and update your anti-malware software as well. Make sure your antivirus software is actually running too, as Conficker may have disabled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 DAMN!! Huge bounty on the bastards head too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 its y2k all over again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nochknstrps Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I just read this...If someone was to turn who ever wrote the program in for the 250k they better invest in Lifelock bc I'm sure the guy who wrote could or has friends that will turn thier life into hell. Prob make it so it looks like they don't even exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Beware! Who wants the Conficker worm on April 1st? I do, bring it on...I get my kicks infecting one computer and doing battle till I win... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangBruhY Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Linux pwns j00!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V4junkie Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 The solution? Be at QSL on April 1st and you'll be able to forget about all your lost files for at least one evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 anyone watch 60 minutes that aired last night involving the conflicker virus?..from what i understood that they it lays idle but is in millions of pcs, and they have yet to kill it or find where it originated. seems like it could be a good one if indeed it does come to life more than it has..amazing how they hhave it set up to look like your buddy is sending you an email on facebook myspace or your regular e mail.they showed these teenagers from russia whos job is to try to destroy the united states computer systems and are making like 30k a month, while the government looks away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin0469 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 April 1st is a hardcoded date in the worm for it to become active. No one has been able to figure out what it is going to do on April 1st though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 its def no joke, they showed how it clings on and follows your every move on the web literally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I saw it. That's pretty scary that some 12 year old in Russia can plant viruses all over the world. Hopefully its some jokester who is gonna just do something silly, but that's really just wishful thinking.Anyone catch Andy Rooney?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 no its not a joke by any means..it has the capabilities of doing some serious damage to accounts info etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i bet you its symnatec behind this whole thing to make people buy there anti-virus software...it could happen. i only watched that 60 min to see the lebron part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InyaAzz Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I have been in meeting all last week on this thing..and I'm in one as I type this. I wish this thing would die a quick death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 inya what do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarvismb Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 inya what do you do?since he's in meetings about the conflicker virus, I can only assume he works at a petting zoo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 since he's in meetings about the conflicker virus, I can only assume he works at a petting zoo....ding ding ding we got a smart one on board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 If you missed the news this weekend, a military style attack was caught on various government computers around the world. One source said 1300 infected, but not all compromised yet. China is supposedly the source.I've seen a change in recent attacks that appeared to be aimed at military type users. Meant to infect the computer with a silent control/theft of info.It's CyberWar. Or practice for it. It's all about money or power... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i pay 90% of my bills online..makes me rethink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InyaAzz Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 inya what do you do?since he's in meetings about the conflicker virus, I can only assume he works at a petting zoo....I manage firewalls for Medical Mutual of Ohio and other customers. On the weekends I like to molest llamas at my other gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i prefer alpacas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i pay 90% of my bills online..makes me rethinkditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 is this detectable by any antivirus software? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 i think it is, but it mutates so even if you think you got it one time, chances are its still in your system somewhere. its an endless cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shittygsxr Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 is this detectable by any antivirus software?yes, but by then it is already too late, and the russians will know your favorite porn sites. He who owns the porn owns the internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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