What's up with this conficker worm deal. Hoax or real??

[mikepmcs]

I searched didn't find anything but it is April first tomorrow and everyone is going crazy about this conficker worm that's supposed to activate at midnight.   This reminds me of the full ad in the newspaper I saw once that said Taco Bell just bought the Liberty Bell.  Part of me thinks it's a huge prank and part of me thinks maybe some wacko will try to screw everything up.  I don't know but I'm going forward as usual and not going to do anything different.  Guess I'll find out tomorrow.  Also, they said the John Hancock(Boston's huge skyscraper) building was sold today, wonder if that's BS too.

Discuss.......

[MoparManJim]

Well you do have a very good point there my friend. I'm thinking like you right now about just going forward tomorrow as while. like you said, we will see at midnight and tomorrow about this if it is true or a prank. 

[RECHRGD]

Geeeze!  It's even being talked about on national news.  Not that that means much.   Bob

[mikepmcs]

I can tell you one thing, the Veterans Administration is on red alert, as we should be.  

[Troy]

Yes, it's real - they just don't know exactly what it's capable of since it asks for instructions once activated. It could do any number of things as long as it can get online to retrieve the instructions. There are patches on most of the major antivirus and malware sites as well as Microsoft.

Troy

[MoparManJim]

Okay, what if we stayed off line on th e1st and got back online on the 2nd? would that by chance work. 

[mikepmcs]

All the articles I read said no because your computer most likely already has the worm imbedded or some crap like that.
Since I trust you guys on here more than anywhere else.  Anyone want to throw the patches up for us to download or is that going too far Troy?

Okay, what if we stayed off line on th e1st and got back online on the 2nd? would that by chance work. 

[MoparManJim]

All the articles I read said no because your computer most likely already has the worm imbedded or some crap like that.
Since I trust you guys on here more than anywhere else.  Anyone want to throw the patches up for us to download or is that going too far Troy?

Okay, what if we stayed off line on th e1st and got back online on the 2nd? would that by chance work. 

Thanks Mike, Yea, can we get a dirct link to the patch on here?   

I wonder just how bad this worm is when it gets it's info. 

[69bronzeT5]

I'm getting really worried

[MoparManJim]

I'm getting really worried

I'm looking to see if my pc is indeed infected by that thing or not. I don't know what patch is for my pc either at this time. I have Windows XP. 

[bull]

It's real but so was Y2K.

[bull]

I'm getting really worried

I'm looking to see if my pc is indeed infected by that thing or not. I don't know what patch is for my pc either at this time. I have Windows XP. 

Windows XP and up are good to go, or so I heard.

[dodgecharger-fan]

It's already started to scan because it's already April 1 somewhere in the world.

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001643.html

[69bronzeT5]

I'm getting really worried

I'm looking to see if my pc is indeed infected by that thing or not. I don't know what patch is for my pc either at this time. I have Windows XP. 

Windows XP and up are good to go, or so I heard.

If that's true than I'm all good

[Foreman72]

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/132464

what yahoo has 2 say about it...

[MoparManJim]

I'm getting really worried

I'm looking to see if my pc is indeed infected by that thing or not. I don't know what patch is for my pc either at this time. I have Windows XP. 

Windows XP and up are good to go, or so I heard.

If that's true than I'm all good

Cody, do you have Windows XP as while? 

[last426]

XP is fine so long as you have done the critical updates.  If not, go to Start, help and support, keep your windows up to date (or something like that), and update.  Kim

[Silver R/T]

Sounds like perfect time to go fishing

[AKcharger]

I used MS removal tool...I'm good!

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/worms/conficker.mspx

[69bronzeT5]

I'm getting really worried

I'm looking to see if my pc is indeed infected by that thing or not. I don't know what patch is for my pc either at this time. I have Windows XP. 

Windows XP and up are good to go, or so I heard.

If that's true than I'm all good

Cody, do you have Windows XP as while? 

Yep, I have XP. I also updated my Anti-Virus today and I'm updating my computer right now.

[MoparManJim]

I'm running the tool right now as while with deepscan on. So far nothing.. which is good. 

[69bronzeT5]

I'm running the tool right now as while with deepscan on. So far nothing.. which is good. 

Which tool? The thing AK posted?

[MoparManJim]

I'm running the tool right now as while with deepscan on. So far nothing.. which is good. 

Which tool? The thing AK posted?

http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

[69bronzeT5]

I think I'm gonna skip the tool thing. Like I said, I updated my computer and Anti-virus so we'll see what happens.

[MoparManJim]

I think I'm gonna skip the tool thing. Like I said, I updated my computer and Anti-virus so we'll see what happens.

Well I don't half to use the tool either, but i wanted to just to make dang sure of things. I removed my old junk virus program and install anew kind that I bought afew years back. I updated my pc when I installed that program then I started the tool thing juts going on two hours ago now. 

[Andrew]

Well.... Its been april 1 here for 21 hours now, and my unprotected win2000 box hasnt done anything at all. Id say its a hoax.

[bull]

Seems to me if it were a genuine threat everyone and their dog wouldn't know the exact moment it was supposed to start wreaking havoc.

[Foreman72]

Well.... Its been april 1 here for 21 hours now, and my unprotected win2000 box hasnt done anything at all. Id say its a hoax.

thats good to kno sir

thanks

[69_500]

See this is why I use a Mac.

[400/6/PAC]

It's got Me worried.
They say it can track You'r key strokes so It can pick up user names and passwords.
I'm not logging on to any bank accounts or doing on line bill pay for a while. 

[mikepmcs]

There are already hacks out there that have that capability I believe.

[69bronzeT5]

So anybody know if this thing was confirmed as a hoax?

[Troy]

Well.... Its been april 1 here for 21 hours now, and my unprotected win2000 box hasnt done anything at all. Id say its a hoax.

You'd have to have downloaded it somehow to be affected.

So anybody know if this thing was confirmed as a hoax?

A hoax would be something that doesn't really exist right? This thing does. It could/can cause damage but whether or not it does/will isn't so easily predicted. There are literally thousands of worms/viruses/exploits that pose serious risks but don't end up causing much damage for one reason or another. You usually only hear about the ones that cause massive failures.

The staggering amount of resources lined up to combat this thing is testament to how seriously it's being taken. "The Conficker Working Group-which is made up of 27 tech companies and agencies including AOL, F-Secure, Facebook, ICANN, Kaspersky, McAffee, Microsoft, Symantec-says that Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup, and Kido, is the largest worldwide computer infection since the SQL Slammer in 2003. The CWG estimates anywhere from 3 to 15 million computers are infected worldwide, and says 30 percent of Windows computers across the globe are not updated with the latest patches to protect against Conficker. The virus authors are also still at large and able to communicate with Conficker-although that capability has been significantly reduced."
http://www.pcworld.com/article/162477/conficker_worm_not_finished_yet.html

Troy

[69bronzeT5]

Yeah but was it actually released?

[Troy]

Yeah but was it actually released?

Did you read the article?

Troy

[69bronzeT5]

Couldn't get it to load until now

[aifilaw]

I think everyone except the original coders missed the real purpose here. Think about it...
The most sophisticated (and simple) worm ever created by man, launched and infected more computers by itself and put up the greatest resistance than any other similar worm or virus.
Result, victims of the virus knew only that it would "phone home" on a certain day, and were thus going to great lengths, spending time, resources and energy to stop it.
The code masked the true location of the "parent" by compiling for itself a seemingly random list of thousands of locations where it would obtain its future instructions.

End Result, APRIL FOOLS!!! on april fools day. I think it was very well played.

[MoparManJim]

Well I'm niot sure, I had somthing hit my pc yesterday and just about 2 hours ago it about took out my pc. I had to reoot it and when doing that the pc switch over to another mode  . then my broadband went nuts as while and I had a heck of time getting back on line.   

So, I would like to know what the heck hit my pc.   

[69bronzeT5]

Just watching the news...the worm is on the move now letting users know their computer is affected. It's telling them to buy anti-virus software that turns out to be fake and take your money.

[mikepmcs]

That's business as usual with any of those kinds of virus.  Aifilaw nailed it in his post, IMO.

[mikepmcs]

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/138448/conficker-eye-chart-how-it-works/

Just read this. It appears I am infected with some sort of virus.
Only one I could get it to work on was the baylor.edu link(you'll see when you read it)

I was missing the middle security logo on the top row. 

Oh well.  Business as usual.