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Beware Conficker worm come April 1
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 259373" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>I sent the link to a computer guru friend of mine via IM and this is what he said:</p><p></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">let me read it to see how overblown they've made the threat</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">that's not going to do any good [re: leaving the computer off]</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">if they are infected with the worm, it will just start when they reconnect their computers or turn them on</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">this article is over the top</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">first, 9 million infections is nothing</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">at first conficker was a joke</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">it wasn't until 2 versions later that it gained any teeth at all</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">so saying it "topped 9 million infections" implies that's a lot when it's not</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">plus, as long as you are up to date with windows updates, you're fine</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">the only people who *can* get infected are those who slack off, and frankly they deserve everything they get [he's a bit serious about computer stuff...hehehe]</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">this article is just [carp]</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">it won't come under control 4/1. it's already there. the owner of the worm can do whatever he wants now. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">if he wanted to steal personal info he'd have already done it</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">same with wiping hard drives</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">*and* malware popups</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">does this writer even own a computer? [referring to the author of the article]</span></p><p></p><p>I trust my friend with computer issues more than anyone else. In 6 years, he's never steered me wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 259373, member: 7083"] I sent the link to a computer guru friend of mine via IM and this is what he said: [COLOR=Navy]let me read it to see how overblown they've made the threat that's not going to do any good [re: leaving the computer off] if they are infected with the worm, it will just start when they reconnect their computers or turn them on this article is over the top first, 9 million infections is nothing at first conficker was a joke it wasn't until 2 versions later that it gained any teeth at all so saying it "topped 9 million infections" implies that's a lot when it's not plus, as long as you are up to date with windows updates, you're fine the only people who *can* get infected are those who slack off, and frankly they deserve everything they get [he's a bit serious about computer stuff...hehehe] this article is just [carp] it won't come under control 4/1. it's already there. the owner of the worm can do whatever he wants now. if he wanted to steal personal info he'd have already done it same with wiping hard drives *and* malware popups does this writer even own a computer? [referring to the author of the article][/COLOR] I trust my friend with computer issues more than anyone else. In 6 years, he's never steered me wrong. [/QUOTE]
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