Conflicker Worm

im pretty sure it hit my computer my other one i was on sr and it randomly shut the entire computer down but the power light was still on i pressed it a couple times did nothing so i held it down it turned off and now it wont turn on....
 

nick12667

Member
it hasnt been activated yet. so thats not it.

all it did on April 1st was update itself and make it harder to track/take out
 

ADNpro

<b>REEEEEEEEEEEEEEVES</b>
Brian Boston said:
Don't use computers if your scared of getting viruses. Go suck apple weiner and buy an overpriced PC with a different operating system on it.
So true. I liked my mac, that is until it just randomly died without any warning at all. And I barely ever used it. Would have cost $700 to fix it too because you have to send it to apple and they are bitches. PC's are way better..and you wont get viruses if your smart.
 

briflip

Member
Nick Granger said:
it hasnt been activated yet. so thats not it.

all it did on April 1st was update itself and make it harder to track/take out


no its activated but the people behind it must write instructions for the program which im sure they have done and after that release it on to the web

*my tech shop class is trying to find out what happens .. so fun
 

nick12667

Member
umm im pretty sure its not. you dont activate a virus, then give it directions. you normally have it ready.

but if not then can your prove it to me with a article or something
 

dyson16

Bronze member
This is a smart little test to see if youre computer is infected with this virus

link

Theres an explanation about the virus on there aswell.
 

Brian Boston

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Nick Granger said:
umm im pretty sure its not. you dont activate a virus, then give it directions. you normally have it ready.

but if not then can your prove it to me with a article or something
Guys we have an expert virus creator here...

You can do whatever the hell you want with a virus. Ever hear of a trojan?
 

Brian Boston

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Hep Greg said:
ahh, the beauty of Mac. {-)
Thats all there is to a mac. They look like every other mac, they perform the same, hardware is limited, software is limited, everything is expensive. I enjoy being able to update my hardware, being free to install any software and know that it will run, i can even install OSX! Why bother being stuck in the constraints of a glittery OS? I'd rather be able to do anything i want. Windows XP is the best OS, period.
 
Brian Boston said:
Hep Greg said:
ahh, the beauty of Mac. {-)
Thats all there is to a mac. They look like every other mac, they perform the same, hardware is limited, software is limited, everything is expensive. I enjoy being able to update my hardware, being free to install any software and know that it will run, i can even install OSX! Why bother being stuck in the constraints of a glittery OS? I'd rather be able to do anything i want. Windows XP is the best OS, period.
You don't like Ubuntu?

Man, I love it.

I'm currently using Wubi so I have a duel boot system with Windows and Ubuntu.
 

Brian Boston

I got myself banned.
danielwarwick said:
Brian Boston said:
Hep Greg said:
ahh, the beauty of Mac. {-)
Thats all there is to a mac. They look like every other mac, they perform the same, hardware is limited, software is limited, everything is expensive. I enjoy being able to update my hardware, being free to install any software and know that it will run, i can even install OSX! Why bother being stuck in the constraints of a glittery OS? I'd rather be able to do anything i want. Windows XP is the best OS, period.
You don't like Ubuntu?

Man, I love it.

I'm currently using Wubi so I have a duel boot system with Windows and Ubuntu.
Never said i didn't. Im not too good at linux though. I have Yellowdog on my PS3
 

briflip

Member
Nick Granger said:
umm im pretty sure its not. you dont activate a virus, then give it directions. you normally have it ready.

but if not then can your prove it to me with a article or something


As discussed widely in the media (and in a server-melting blog post here), Conficker was scheduled to go live on April 1 (local time), which meant it would no longer sit dormant on your computer but would rather begin polling the web for its instructions.

And as I mentioned as a possibility yesterday, those instructions have not yet been delivered despite the arrival of D-Day, so while Conficker is indeed "phoning home," no one is answering the call.

Yet.


taken directly from this article http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/135840
 

nick12667

Member
sweet thanks for the info then.

and btw i wasnt trying to like start an arguement or anything out of this haha. i just said what i knew and i never heard anything about it being activated i just heard from everywhere else nothing happened
 
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