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Conficker worm/virus

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Is anybody infected with it? I'm not, but I downloaded Symantec's removal tool just in case. I'd also recommend visiting symantec.com and getting the lowdown, maybe a copy of the removal tool too in case you get infected. Here are some steps for disabling autorun (for flash drives) in Windows XP:


To disable autorun in Windows XP Professional, do the following:

Start > Run > gpedit.msc
(Left Pane) Computerer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System
(Right Pane) Set "Turn off autoplay" to "Enabled"

I hope none of you are infected with this horrible worm. If you are and need help, post about it!

Edit: I just remembered, I think the network at my school is infected because all of a sudden none of the computers can recognize flash drives. I didn't read anything about flash drives not working with the virus. It's also strange, seeing how newer revisions of the worm use flash drives to spread.		2009-04-02 02:10:00

Author:
Unknown User

Nope, I don't have it. I always seem to avoid these "super viruses" without effort. o_O I wonder if the PC's at college got infected...2009-04-02 02:49:00

Author:
aer0blue
Posts: 1603

Lol, I'm actually banned of the PC today for that reason.
Good thing PS3 has integrated Internet browser 		2009-04-02 03:21:00

Author:
Silverleon
Posts: 6707

A lot of people seem to misunderstand, this virus launches today, it's not going to leave after today, it LAUNCHED today.

So, it'll be there tomorrow, friday, saturday, sunday, 2010, 11, 12, then, we're all dead so it doesn't matter.


Luckily I'm not infected either, if you want to check if your infected, go to www.windows.com, if your internet freezes, you are infected since the virus doesn't allow you to go to that website, or any anti-virus website for that matter.

I've done my research, a few tips if you are infected.

1) And the most important, do not log into anything with personal information that actually matters, the virus is a keylogger, which means it sees what you type and everything. Don't do your banking online, or anything that matters to you.

2) You must reformat your PC if you are infected, there is no cure for the virus as of right now.

3) You mac/linux users are safe, no need to worry. Lucky...

4) I would recommend www.nod32.com for an antivirus if you aren't infected, it's the best one I've seen so far.

Some more information on the virus No one clearly knows what this virus is, it hasn't done any damage at all actually, if the creator was smart enough, he wouldn't use it today, to create that "April Fools" essence, give it a few weeks to really see if your infected... Also, this bot has the potential to shut down the internet all together, it has 2 billion bots working on 50,000 websites, constant attacks, may bring down the most important websites.

Do not, and I REPEAT, DO NOT do your banking online. It will screw you over.

Once again, no one knows what this virus does, it may just be an April Fools joke, or a virus that spams "You got April Fooled!" a thousand times, people believe it's a keylogger though.

And the creator is German if anyone wants to know.

Con = Configuration, Ficker = Well, it's a word in german that I'm not allowed to say on these forums, Google it up.		2009-04-02 04:24:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

I have a mac, so i am immune!! i think lol2009-04-02 10:58:00

Author:
Unknown User

Hmmm. We have been getting some odd DNS behavior at work yesterday. I'll be on the lookout today and see if we might have been hit. Thanks for the heads up.2009-04-02 11:18:00

Author:
Gilgamesh
Posts: 2536

APRIL FOOOOLS! *wakes up to his computer still intact and likely so is everyone elses*.2009-04-02 11:47:00

Author:
Xenifus
Posts: 306

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Luckily I'm not infected either, if you want to check if your infected, go to www.windows.com, if your internet freezes, you are infected since the virus doesn't allow you to go to that website, or any anti-virus website for that matter.

I've done my research, a few tips if you are infected.

1) And the most important, do not log into anything with personal information that actually matters, the virus is a keylogger, which means it sees what you type and everything. Don't do your banking online, or anything that matters to you.

2) You must reformat your PC if you are infected, there is no cure for the virus as of right now.

3) You mac/linux users are safe, no need to worry. Lucky...

4) I would recommend www.nod32.com for an antivirus if you aren't infected, it's the best one I've seen so far.

.

OH **** please tell me those links are broken.

Edit: Apparently I have A/B variant http://www.confickerworkinggroup.org/infection_test/cfeyechart.html test I took.		2009-04-02 14:33:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

3) You mac/linux users are safe, no need to worry. Lucky...


Awesome thats good.		2009-04-02 14:49:00

Author:
Boomy
Posts: 3701

Nvm found a working link; won't post it though *They are watching me!!!*

On the plus side it means that *** 'games for windows LIVE' doesn't work


Edit: Also Mac users who use windows are at risk too		2009-04-02 15:00:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

I suggest you guys also use a combination of anti-virus softwares if ever you go the free route.

Have only one running at the same time for a shield or something like that though.

In my experience, i've seen Avira finding viruses and worms that Nod32 and Malwarebytes didn't find. The 3 of them are good free anti-viruses though. I suggest running a scan of at least 2 of them.

My personal favorite shield is Avira one though.

.		2009-04-02 17:40:00

Author:
RangerZero
Posts: 3901

My personal favorite shield is Avira one though.

.

Yep, it's meant to be the best one and it's almost finished for me. Apparently it deletes and then immunises your system.

It's also one of the only ones you can actually download while infected.		2009-04-02 17:56:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

Since your on the subject of virus protection as well. What do you guys think about Macafee or however you spell it. I have that and it's expired...I also have Norton on my computer. But I was going to pay for a new version of Macafee2009-04-02 19:32:00

Author:
Hamsalad
Posts: 2551

Yeah the only thing that seems to work is the windows malware but you need to have access to a pc which can download it as the Conficker blocks off microsoft.

Luckily my Mum's computer downloaded before it got blocked off.		2009-04-02 20:12:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

Basically... everyone should buy a mac and be safe.. .and tehy are SO much cooler =] lol but to anyone who gest it - that sucks, sorry2009-04-02 20:22:00

Author:
Unknown User

Basically... everyone should buy a mac and be safe.. .and tehy are SO much cooler =] lol but to anyone who gest it - that sucks, sorry

Yeah but then what happens when you actually want a virus?

My cuz has a mac; he'll be laughing now 		2009-04-02 20:25:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

I love my mac.... but as a graphic designer I'm biased to mac anyway. Conflicts with the gamer in me that built a PC just for Baldur's Gate! lol

so yea - virus free here.		2009-04-02 20:29:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

Argh, for some reason the windows maleware detector fixed both my mum and my brother's computers but the scanner just skips past the svchost which I know is infected.

Tips?		2009-04-02 23:09:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

erm...buy a mac? lol but seriously i can't help... i am not a computer person at all =/ sorry2009-04-02 23:23:00

Author:
Unknown User

Are any of the removal tools proven to work? I downloaded Symantec's Downadup fixer just in case.2009-04-03 14:09:00

Author:
Unknown User

Are any of the removal tools proven to work? I downloaded Symantec's Downadup fixer just in case.

Only windows worked for me and it took a few attempts. I'm all patched up now too so I'm protected 		2009-04-03 16:07:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

Only windows worked for me and it took a few attempts. I'm all patched up now too so I'm protected

So, having Windows fully patched along with an updated anti-virus is supposed to keep everything in working order, right?		2009-04-03 16:47:00

Author:
supersickie
Posts: 1366

So, having Windows fully patched along with an updated anti-virus is supposed to keep everything in working order, right?

Unless you get a memory stick with the worm and you accidentally activate it

(look carefully at the autorun menu and you'll notice that 'open file' is both in install and in the other box; do not use the install option)

But really your anti virus should pick up on it.

Good presentation it's in two parts YouTube - Case Conficker — Part 1		2009-04-03 17:01:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

Well, two days passed and owr computer seems to be safe
Unless it takes longuer to take effect?		2009-04-03 19:28:00

Author:
Silverleon
Posts: 6707

I use Avast! Antivirus here, and I'm clean. It's free as well!2009-04-03 20:16:00

Author:
Entity
Posts: 274

Well, two days passed and owr computer seems to be safe
Unless it takes longuer to take effect?

See the video; it got activated April fools so it will be dialling up loads of other computers to infect them. Then it tries to contact 'home' where the 'bad guys' can then use connected computers to look at personal details, install software you don't authorise etc.		2009-04-03 21:14:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

Pff, unless the virus affects the PS3 i don't care much as i rarely get to use the computer anyways, i browse mmostly on the PS3, so doesn't really matter to me.2009-04-04 09:17:00

Author:
Silverleon
Posts: 6707

I haven't been infected with the virus yet. It was supposed to have activated at April 1st, and nothing major has happened yet. I'd say if nothing major has happened in about 2 or 3 days from now then we all should be ok.2009-04-05 10:33:00

Author:
lk9988
Posts: 1077

This is an April Fools joke. I ran across it a few days ago.

As for you Crashdance22, rules 1 and 2.		2009-04-06 07:12:00

Author:
Code1337
Posts: 3476

This is an April Fools joke. I ran across it a few days ago.

As for you Crashdance22, rules 1 and 2.

Pretty sure this was the case. Work in IT and - even though it's not necessarily a given - not a thing was mentioned between any of us about it...		2009-04-06 19:37:00

Author:
supersickie
Posts: 1366

Yeah, pretty much everyone I know have come to the consensus that it's just a rumor and that the virus doesn't even exist.2009-04-08 01:56:00

Author:
cornontheCOD
Posts: 150

If I were the dude that activated it, I wouldn't have it do anything for the first two weeks, just to make it seem like a joke, which seems to be working.

That's IF I was him, maybe it was a joke, I doubt it though...		2009-04-08 02:16:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

It's a joke that originated on the Chan boards guys. Don't even consider taking it seriously.2009-04-08 02:50:00

Author:
Code1337
Posts: 3476

How are you so sure? It was on the Yahoo News, and on NBC news... I don't think 4chan is that powerful...

Or is it? :eek:


Oh dear God...		2009-04-08 02:53:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

How are you so sure? It was on the Yahoo News, and on NBC news... I don't think 4chan is that powerful...

Or is it? :eek:


Oh dear God...
I heard it originated from 4chan from my Anon friend, so idk.

And apparently he was wrong. A quick search brought me these results.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962007

Apparently it's real. The last revision was way before April Fools Day, so it's not bs.		2009-04-08 03:54:00

Author:
Code1337
Posts: 3476

Yeah I was about bring that up, Microsoft came out with a patch for the virus, it's obviously not fake.2009-04-08 04:02:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

Yeah I was about bring that up, Microsoft came out with a patch for the virus, it's obviously not fake.

My only theory is that people are bringing it up again to scare people then. :/		2009-04-08 04:03:00

Author:
Code1337
Posts: 3476

My only theory is that people are bringing it up again to scare people then. :/

Probably. We will see soon enough!		2009-04-08 04:06:00

Author:
Whalio Cappuccino
Posts: 5250

Haha, speaking of which i think i might have accidentally downloaded a virus into my school computer XD
Don't know what it is as i noticed the "You might have one or more viruses" alert by the time i was leaving class, i guess i'll just have to wait until tomorrow to find out.		2009-04-08 04:38:00

Author:
Silverleon
Posts: 6707

Virus fake! I think not; as I said it will be dialling up other computers so the effects will take awhile to come into play. That video I posted showed that computers were reaching websites so all it takes is for the 'bad guys' to buy the domain name that conficker comes up with and put some trojan or spambot on it then all pc's will download it.2009-04-09 16:27:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

When boredom takes over >_>...

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l36/dan99iel/MACZ-RULE.gif

HAIL THE IMMUNE MAC!		2009-04-10 06:04:00

Author:
Unknown User

trufax^^

spamspamspamspam << filler		2009-04-10 10:10:00

Author:
Unknown User

I prefer this but this is digressing:


http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/3097/macvspcbikepj2.jpg

Besides Macs aren't immune if they run windows on them which I believe quite a few do.		2009-04-10 12:13:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

Yeah, if you partition the hard drive and install windows via bootcamp then i guess you could, but why ruin a perfectly good operating system?2009-04-10 15:09:00

Author:
Unknown User

Yeh.... Who would do that O_O... *Cough*. I actually use bootcamp myself for Steam. The Mac and PC partitions are two completely different things. You could infect the PC partition with every virus imaginable but the Mac side of things will remain perfect... Like it always it >____<.

Anyway, sure a mac is the SAFE computer. Sure PC is the computer that is hard to handle but POWERFUL. But it's forgetting that only the significantly skilled in computers can unlock the potential of a mac. When someone can do that, they go at the SPEED OF LIGHT! Crushing the PATHETIC PC! MWUHAHAHAH!

It's true :3.

One LAST Thing: Ever notice on a PC how you can delete things, and even when you have no files left you only have half the original space left? The mac have a terminal command that can get rid of anything and get 100% of the space back. Introducing, RM -R (File Here). Does PC have THAT?

Nobody liked my animation? 3:		2009-04-11 17:22:00

Author:
Unknown User

What if I told you I prefer Linux?2009-04-12 00:00:00

Author:
Code1337
Posts: 3476

What if I told you I prefer Linux?

http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-PS3-Linux-Sucks-XNA-Rulz-2.png

But Linux sounds completely safe by the sounds of it.		2009-04-12 00:05:00

Author:
Shermzor
Posts: 1330

http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-PS3-Linux-Sucks-XNA-Rulz-2.png

But Linux sounds completely safe by the sounds of it.
It's safe virus wise, but you have to be computer savvy to use it, as EVERYTHING is customizable. I wish I had a chance to use it more often.		2009-04-12 00:11:00

Author:
Code1337
Posts: 3476

Conficker is in 60 minutes. A really large news show.

The reporter just said "The virus OWNED me" xD.

They have a map of where the Conficker virus is.

The Conficker is mutating into more complex viruses.

CBS news got infected! HAHAHAH!!

LOL! apparently hackers are young, males, and usually from Russia xDDDDD.		2009-04-12 11:03:00

Author:
Unknown User

Apparently it originated from Germany, thus the Conficker and not the

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(Configuration Destroyer)		2009-04-12 11:28:00

Author:
Shermzor
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