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2nd April 2009, 05:37 PM
|  | TST Enthusiast | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 279 posts. Reputation:  | | | Conflicker - a simple test for....
Here is a simple test you can do to see if a system is infected with the conflicker virus or variant thereof. Conficker Eye Chart
Safe and happy surfin'
Klunk
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2nd April 2009, 05:46 PM
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Are you sure this shouldn't have been posted yesterday, Klunk??
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2nd April 2009, 05:54 PM
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Why??  What does the date and time of my posting this thread has anything to do with anything ?? The page I linked is not a hoax
The images in the chart are hosted on the security vendors site, this you will see if you look at the image properties, with the way conflicker works and blocks the known security sites then if you had conflicker then the images would not load because the site they are hosted on would be blocked by the virus.. You get my drift Albert???
Last edited by Klunk; 2nd April 2009 at 05:58 PM.
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2nd April 2009, 06:36 PM
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I like the new images better. I blogged this yesterday and it was different.
The Conficker outbreak still hasn't happened. It got so much press they will probably wait until things calm down before releasing the new wave of attacks.
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2nd April 2009, 06:50 PM
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The 3 images/icons in the lower pane of chart are used as 'controls' as they are hosted on sites NOT blocked by conflicker 
I guess the author of the chart likes to change these images from day to day, probably gives him/her something to do 
I have to agree with you about the virus writers keeping their head down for a while until things die down and added code to counter the MS and other fixes to combat it.. then when people arent so aware and have forgotten whammo they will release a newer version of the virus and all the sob stories will start appearing all over the forums.
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2nd April 2009, 06:54 PM
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They did a good job in scaring everyone. When the local news reports on it for 4 nights in a row you know it's a big deal.
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2nd April 2009, 06:57 PM
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Y2K created much more furor. The sky didn't fall and neither did airplanes.  |
2nd April 2009, 07:01 PM
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Yea but Y2K was somewhat a controlled event. It might have happened but they could have fixed it pretty quick.
I think the security vendors pushed the fear more than it needed to be. They probably made a nice profit in the last few days...
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2nd April 2009, 07:01 PM
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Dont ya just love a good old bit of hype and scaremongering though..?? :LOL:
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2nd April 2009, 07:19 PM
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Yea, I had fun with it a few times myself lol.  |
2nd April 2009, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Klunk  Why?? What does the date and time of my posting this thread has anything to do with anything ?? The page I linked is not a hoax
The images in the chart are hosted on the security vendors site, this you will see if you look at the image properties, with the way conflicker works and blocks the known security sites then if you had conflicker then the images would not load because the site they are hosted on would be blocked by the virus.. You get my drift Albert??? | Sorry Klunk - that looked just too much like an April fool for me to resist!
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2nd April 2009, 07:47 PM
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Then you shouldnt take things on face value and actually take a little time to investigate things then you old goat |
2nd April 2009, 07:51 PM
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Boys, boys, boys....settle down or else.  |
2nd April 2009, 07:55 PM
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Old goat is taken as a complement!
Before passing judgement I would like to see the results of that on an infected machine - but cannot be bothered to infect one just for the hell of it!
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2nd April 2009, 07:58 PM
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2nd April 2009, 07:59 PM
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Conflicker is being hyped out of all proportion IMO
if you are up to date wih windows updates and antivirus sigs then its nothing but another anoying little virus
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2nd April 2009, 08:03 PM
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@ef = sorry, did I get the right one? That had no reference to confiker at all - just a lot of general blurb about hackers from Russia
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2nd April 2009, 08:08 PM
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That's what Conficker is. It's not a destructive virus, rather it is one of the highly sophisticated efforts to gain wealth through stealing private information from literally millions of computers.
It's not one of the one-dimensional pieces of "work" that some others authors write. This is why all of the scare mongering. While it might not happen as that say, it has the potential to do so, and has already done much damage. Microsoft has been releasing updates/patches for this threat for years now. It's not new. It is estimated that between 6 and 12 million computers have been effected at some point.
Here is a pretty good history of the different variations and what they do. History of Conficker -Microsoft released a critical security update to resolve a vulnerability
Last edited by evilfantasy; 2nd April 2009 at 10:58 PM.
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9th April 2009, 08:27 PM
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The Conficker worm has started to update infected machines with a mystery package of data.
Computer security firms watching the malicious program noticed that it sprang into life late on 8 April.
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9th April 2009, 08:31 PM
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Oh
looks like you could be busy Kevin 
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