POKE40
Smash Lord
Beware that some worm called the Conficker is set to be "released" tomorrow that is said to be capable of causing genuine harm
Question: Hahaha, Conficker is being released on April Fool's day!
Anwser: This is not a joke. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/technology/internet/01virus.html?hp
Some facts known about this worm:
Biggest hoax scam or something to worry about?
I have a question though... I'm not knowledgable about worms and viruses...so I ask would my Virus Protection protect me from worms?
This is just a safety concern for all of you.
If this is a hoax or if any new news appear up. I will update this.
Of course if this is a hoax, I'll ask a mod to simply lock this.
its true... ):
"Conficker is only a threat if your computer does not have the latest security patches from Microsoft and an up-to-date antivirus program"
-http://www.pcworld.com/article/162477/conficker_worm_not_finished_yet.html
Question: Hahaha, Conficker is being released on April Fool's day!
Anwser: This is not a joke. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/technology/internet/01virus.html?hp
Some facts known about this worm:
- already spread to 12 million computers
- "have said it was set to try to download commands from a server at an unknown Internet location on Wednesday" (directly from nytimes)
- Earlier this year Microsoft offered a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Conficker’s author or authors. (directly from nytimes)
Biggest hoax scam or something to worry about?
I have a question though... I'm not knowledgable about worms and viruses...so I ask would my Virus Protection protect me from worms?
This is just a safety concern for all of you.
If this is a hoax or if any new news appear up. I will update this.
Of course if this is a hoax, I'll ask a mod to simply lock this.
its true... ):
"Conficker is only a threat if your computer does not have the latest security patches from Microsoft and an up-to-date antivirus program"
-http://www.pcworld.com/article/162477/conficker_worm_not_finished_yet.html