Connflicker Worm/ Virus to come out on April 1st?

[liljj07]

So Lately on most of the news stations I have been hearing about this virus thats already on computers and will go full blown tomorrow apperently here is an article on it... But we wont know for a few days if its real or if its a april fols day joke..

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2...conficker.html

[chicky82]

yeah, i was wondering about that thing too, wondering if it was a sick april fools joke or real but i'm not taking any chances, i made sure my anti-virus is up to date and i checked my computer to make sure it doesn't already have the conficker worm and so far so good

[liljj07]

yes acorrding to chch news and cbc they said that microsoft said to try and go on the acual site for the anti virus and if you get page canot be displyed then u most likely already have the virus.... I tried AVG, norton and some other one and i can get on them so hopefully all is okay

[chicky82]

well, it's spreading across the world this morning, I checked my computer in safe mode because apparently the worm won't let your computer start in safe mode if you have it, so if it does start in safe mode then you may be ok. I'll have to check my laptop when I get home, fingers crossed

[crackercrumb]

From what I have heard, if you are able to view this site: http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/ . You are fine. The variants of Conficker are supposed to block attempts to point your browser there or to other popular security sites.

[turtle22]

I can get to that site, so I guess Im ok

[liljj07]

Our school computers kept detecting viruses today but we removed them right away not sure if it was this or not

[crackercrumb]

So, anyone end up having any problems?

[cheetah]

I think I am ok too. Had a problem with msn and my e-mail after I did and anti-virius update but that is all sorted out now. I think someone tried to hack me.

[roswell]

Originally Posted by crackercrumb

From what I have heard, if you are able to view this site: http://www.f-secure.com/en_EMEA/ . You are fine. The variants of Conficker are supposed to block attempts to point your browser there or to other popular security sites.

yahoo went straight there

[chicky82]

here's another ingenious way to check to see if your computer has been exposed to Confiker: http://www.baylor.edu/its/security/conficker/
the conficker eye chart.
Here's how it works, in brief: Visit the web page linked above and you'll see six images: The three on top are for security software websites, and the three on the bottom are the logos of various open source operating system distributions. The clever part of all this is that the logos aren't actually being served from the web page linked above, but are rather drawn directly from the six different websites to which each logo belongs.

Conficker (as many other pieces of malware) blocks your web browser from reaching many security websites, so if you don't see some of the security logos on the page, you probably have a problem. Why include the open source logos below it? Because if they don't show up, you are probably simply experiencing an internet connectivity problem instead of being the victim of a malware attack.

Whatever you see on the Eye Chart page, just scroll down a bit to determine how to interpret the images in question. Different strains of Conficker will cause a different set of logos to appear (since Conficker.B doesn't block the SecureWorks logo). Of course, you should also remember that many other viruses and worms block access to security software websites, so not seeing some or all of the images could also be a symptom of a different infestation. If you see all the logos, you're probably in the clear.

One point to remember is that Conficker's creators -- or someone -- have been attempting to attack the Eye Chart page directly, so the page may not load at all. If that's the case, don't assume you have Conficker; it's probably just a temporary site outage. (I am also getting sporadic reports that some of the images aren't showing up right now -- namely the SecureWorks logo in the upper center -- but again, this is a traffic overload issue. Try back later.) from: http://ca.tech.yahoo.com/experts/chrisnull/article/3408
pretty cool