that dude Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 another great reason to own a mac- not saying macs are perfect but.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muska Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 What 60 Minutes didn't say last night is that this is only on Window's machines. And Microsoft has already had a patch fix out for this malware. If your Window's machine is up to date and has the latest patches then you'll be fine. We have been laughing about that 60 minutes piece all day today. We watched it online and had some good laughs at the expense of CBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muska Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Here's Microsoft's response...http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/dd452420.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) There's no "L" guys. It's the conficker virus. Edited April 1, 2009 by NinjaNick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Please Hammer don't hurt'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I might just go "off the cloud" on my home system on April 1st while I'm at work.If my computer is chugging when I get home, I'll know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Niiiiiiiiiiiiice merge job. Who did that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 with a few hours whats conflicker gonna do if anything? thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 I'm protected by the security patch KB958644 from October of 2008 hopefully.It always could be some very bad April Fool's Day joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 If you want to know if you're infected later, try to reboot in SAFE mode. If you can't your infected. The worm won't let you boot in SAFE mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezel Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Soooo.... I'm running Vista with all the current updates, Windows Defender, and all that jazz, I should be okay? I can get to all those sites and updated my VDB earlier today and scanned (does it automatically while I'm at work) and everything came up clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 im running new i mac- im all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbret Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 This may seem like to simple of a fix but i'll say it anyway.If this thing is said to in our PC's on April 1st. Why not just change the date on your PC to April 2nd, then when it changes to April 3rd just change it back to April 2nd again & job done, April 1st never existed. Damn I'm goodNow I am sure there is a very good reson why this will not work but as of yet have not seen it so please feel free to tell me why not.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InyaAzz Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Too busy watchin porn right now. I'll get back to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 hmmmm fourty min and counting to d-day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that dude Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Too busy watchin porn right now. I'll get back to you.gay porn again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC51 John Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 This may seem like to simple of a fix but i'll say it anyway.If this thing is said to in our PC's on April 1st. Why not just change the date on your PC to April 2nd, then when it changes to April 3rd just change it back to April 2nd again & job done, April 1st never existed. Damn I'm goodNow I am sure there is a very good reson why this will not work but as of yet have not seen it so please feel free to tell me why not..........I'm sure the virus looks to see if the current data is greater than April 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbret Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Maybe so but then again............... maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 mine lives!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 So, how do we know my computer isn't zombified? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC51 John Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 So, how do we know my computer isn't zombified?Has it eaten your brains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 This may seem like to simple of a fix but i'll say it anyway.If this thing is said to in our PC's on April 1st. Why not just change the date on your PC to April 2nd, then when it changes to April 3rd just change it back to April 2nd again & job done, April 1st never existed. Damn I'm goodNow I am sure there is a very good reson why this will not work but as of yet have not seen it so please feel free to tell me why not..........What won't work? Turning your PC off tonight and back on on April 2 will not protect you from the worm (sorry to the dozens of people who wrote me asking if this would do the trick). Temporarily disconnecting your computer from the web won't help if the malware is already on your machine -- it will simply activate once you connect again. Changing the date on your PC will likely have no helpful effect, either. And yes, Macs are immune this time out. Follow the above instructions to detect and remove the worm.Source: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/132464 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 So, how do we know my computer isn't zombified?same hereReboot in SAFE mode. If it works, then you're not infected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Srsly? Or you April Foolin' us? Kind of like the Ctrl+W and Alt+F4 routines?I'd prefer to just never restart my computer ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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