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[WARNING]Malicious Worm Scheduled to Infect Your Computer

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  1. eveluvsrox

    eveluvsrox Member

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    No joke in April Fool's Day computer worm

    A computer-science detective story is playing out on the Internet as security experts try to hunt down a worm called Conficker C and prevent it from damaging millions of computers on April Fool's Day.
    This piece of computer code tells the worm to activate on April 1, 2009, researchers at CA found.

    This piece of computer code tells the worm to activate on April 1, 2009, researchers at CA found.

    The anti-worm researchers have banded together in a group they call the Conficker Cabal. Members are searching for the malicious software program's author and for ways to do damage control if he or she can't be stopped.

    They're motivated in part by a $250,000 bounty from Microsoft and also by what seems to be a sort of Dick Tracy ethic.

    "We love catching bad guys," said Alvin Estevez, CEO of Enigma Software Group, which is one of many companies trying to crack Conficker. "We're like former hackers who like to catch other hackers. To us, we get almost a feather in our cap to be able to knock out that worm. We slap each other five when we're killing those infections."

    The malicious program already is thought to have infected between 5 million and 10 million computers.

    Those infections haven't spawned many symptoms, but on April 1 a master computer is scheduled to gain control of these zombie machines, said Don DeBolt, director of threat research for CA, a New York-based IT and software company.

    What happens on April Fool's Day is anyone's guess.

    The program could delete all of the files on a person's computer, use zombie PCs -- those controlled by a master -- to overwhelm and shut down Web sites or monitor a person's keyboard strokes to collect private information like passwords or bank account information, experts said.

    More likely, though, said DeBolt, the virus may try to get computer users to buy fake software or spend money on other phony products.

    more to read

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/24/conficker.computer.worm/index.html
     
    #1 eveluvsrox, Mar 24, 2009
  2. eveluvsrox

    eveluvsrox Member

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    stay away from p*rn for the next couple of days :eek: :rolleyes:
     
    #2 eveluvsrox, Mar 31, 2009
  3. Shaud

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    Well I'll be damned. A brazzer tab is open right next to this tab as I type.
     
    #3 Shaud, Mar 31, 2009
  4. eveluvsrox

    eveluvsrox Member

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    oh wow lmao
     
    #4 eveluvsrox, Mar 31, 2009
  5. Kam

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    my virus thingie expired.


    im trying to update it, its giving me ****
     
    #5 Kam, Mar 31, 2009
  6. Shaud

    Shaud Member

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    You said April 1st, so I still got time. :( :(

    I won't be logging on for the next 20 days :(
     
    #6 Shaud, Mar 31, 2009
  7. eveluvsrox

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    i updated mine yesterday. and my firefox updated today

    whats goin on during the next 20 days
     
    #7 eveluvsrox, Mar 31, 2009
  8. Shaud

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    The virus :eek:
     
    #8 Shaud, Mar 31, 2009
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    what if we change the date to Apr 2 now and then change it back to the correct date after Apr 1?
     
    #9 myotuneric, Mar 31, 2009
  10. warbirdzone

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    Ack..... all these virus/worm news making me paranoid with my computer.
    Updating eveything and scan now! :(
     
    #10 warbirdzone, Mar 31, 2009
  11. Invisible Fan

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    4/20?
     
    #11 Invisible Fan, Mar 31, 2009
  12. Kam

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    i'm getting some bull**** error code from norton.


    i don't feel like calling the slum dogs and asking me if i entered my credit card right.
     
    #12 Kam, Mar 31, 2009
  13. Ari

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    I am feeling the pain now :eek:
     
    #13 Ari, Mar 31, 2009
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    #14 jmejia, Mar 31, 2009
  15. eveluvsrox

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    norton sucks

    thats 21 days from now :D :eek:
     
    #15 eveluvsrox, Mar 31, 2009
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    So did mines I had through AT@T.
     
    #16 smoove shoez, Mar 31, 2009
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    That's what SHE said. :eek:
    [​IMG]

    That is clever, sir. Mad props to you and your logic. How about just NOT TURNING ON THE PC for 25 hours? ;)
     
    #17 SwoLy-D, Mar 31, 2009
  18. Royals Ego

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    nothing is going to happen, conficker is a joke

    people do create sophisticated programs isn't in it to 'ruin everyones day', they're looking to sell it, so april fools is.... well.. april fools, conficker won't do a thing
     
    #18 Royals Ego, Mar 31, 2009
  19. justtxyank

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    If I could give negative rep you'd get it in every single freaking thread that you typed that, or posted an image to say it.
     
    #19 justtxyank, Mar 31, 2009
  20. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    As long as you have run windows update since last october, you are safe. The vulnerability was patched back then.
     
    #20 rockbox, Mar 31, 2009
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