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  • more about #conficker more comments →
    GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid: Well, luckily the NWO has installed devices so they can shut down the internet under the guise of the Emergency Broadcast System. That's why Barack O... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Send Dustin Hoffman and Cuba Gooding Jr.. They'll know what to do. more »
    Ken_Darrow: What is that thing Ballmer keeps talking about? Apple Tax thingy??? Seems to me the Apple Tax isn't so bad compared to the 9+ billions of Microsoft ... more »
    shorty6049: ugh. has anyone noticed that he mac vs. pc arguments have been getting more and more heated lately, or is that just me? All these arguments are the sa... more »
    mizunoer: I am an admin at the University of Utah for a small department (not at the med school thank goodness) but if anyone noticed the quote at the end of th... more »
    canyoncarver: Seriously, enough with the "Macs don't get viruses" crap. I use a Mac and think their great, but the only reason that they don't have more viruses ai... more »
    nutbastard: then again, those laughing all seem to just barely have the literary qualifications to spell check an alphabet. i think i've figured it out - conficke... more »
    nutbastard: really? people find actual, quantifiable humor, worth laughing at? let me guess... you go through 12 boxes of Popsicles a week just for the *hilarious... more »
    frigg: Does anyone know how much RAM Conficker needs anyway? Kind of stupid to buy a PC for Conficker and then only half use it. more »
    strider_mt2k: Super. Is THIS what you have to do for clicks, Gizmodo? Freaking flamebait every third post has to be doing wonders for the metrics, but you can stop ... more »
    Monty: I love comedy that walks on the line of acceptability and suspect that sitting next to you guys during a funeral would be a laugh-riot. Well, until t... more »
    Fighter-of-the-Nightman: C'mon Mac Loverboys. If more people used Mac OS X than Windows, then you would have the same virus problem to. You guys should be happy that more pe... more »
    elementary: Hmmm.. might need to raise the budget to $1550 so you can pay Conflicker to remove itself. more »
    stryder100: No joke. Pretty accurate actually. It's criminal that Windows lets it's customers get screwed by hackers. more »
    Monkey Bars: Wait, wasn't this whole conficker thing just an April Fool's joke? I don't get it. Is it actually a potential virus threat? more »
  • #viruses

    Conficker Worm Hits U.S. Hospitals, Infecting Computers and Equipment

    Cnet says that hundreds of critical hospital devices across the U.S. have been infected by the Conficker worm. The number of hospitals affected wasn't disclosed, but the problem isn't thought to be widespread. More »
  • #conficker

    Conficker Worm Claims High Profile Victim: University of Utah

  • #badges

    New PC Badges Help Us With our Conficker Decision

    Thanks, Italo, for mocking up these new PC badges. It'll really help us decide which model to buy with our $1500. More »
  • #uhoh

    Conficker'd Machines Are All Doing... Something

    Whether it's an actual functional update or a ploy to further inflate the worm's horrifying reputation, an encrypted, mysterious thing is downloading to machines infected with Conficker C, right now. UPDATED More »
  • #conficker

    How the Conficker Problem Just Got Much Worse

    On the surface, April 1 came and went without a peep from the dreaded Conficker megaworm. But security experts see a frightening reality, one where Conficker is now more powerful and more dangerous than ever. More »
  • #questionoftheday

    Question Of The Day: YOU WANT WOMEN TO GET ADDICTED TO YOUR PERFECT MANHOOD?

    Are you a victim of cruel nature because of inadequate man size? We provide assistance in this approval. A chance to click? More »
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  • #conficker

    Reminder: How to Fix Conficker

    Afraid you've got the evil Conficker worm that's already begun snaking its way around the world? Thanks to herculean efforts by researchers, the detection and fix is pretty easy. More »
  • #conficker

    11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm's Nastiness

    Zero-hour approaches for the awakening of the Conficker megaworm. As we explained, Conficker can evade detection like none before it. But security experts have released a scanner that may save your IT professional's sanity tomorrow. More »
  • #gizexplains

    Giz Explains: How a Brainy Worm Might Jack the World's PCs on April 1

    It's lurking in millions of PCs around the world. It's incredibly sophisticated and resilient, with built-in p2p and digital code-signing technology. It revels in killing security software. On April 1, the Conficker worm will activate. More »
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