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    Conficker Worm Claims High Profile Victim: University of Utah

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

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

    Microsoft and Cybersecurity Superfriends Offer $250k for Conficker Worm Maker

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    Image of shorty6049 shorty6049
    04/12/09

    In reply to Conficker Worm Claims High Profile Victim: University of Utah
    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 same. Giz posts an article about a virus (or anything else that is pc related) and then the majority of the comments end up being about how PCs suck or whatever (usually overexaggerated) . For example. I am typing this on a 2 year-old laptop which although i've gotten viruses, they've always been caught by my anti-virus program or were dead simple to remove. I dont have the conficker worm, and the laptop works perfectly. PC users need virus protection for the same reason the president needs body guards. When you're this popular (or common in PC's case) there's bound to be people who want to bring you down. Its not like i'm sitting at my desk all day hating my life because my computer is being attacked by viruses. and i've never really been plagued by the BSOD (although sure , it's happened, but i've had a mac freeze up on me before too) No computer is perfect, we all know that. I guess the point i'm trying to make, is that all the big prolems that mac people point out about PCs, rarely even affect or bother most PC users. (and sure, there are always exceptions)
    i guess the only way to stop this maddness is for giz to stop posting any new articles about the following: viruses, PCs, Macs, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Windows, Mac OSX, zunes, jerry seinfeld.


    Dont see that happening any time soon, so why dont people just not comment, since its already been said?

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    04/12/09

    @shorty6049: You're trying to apply logic to fanboys, on both sides... not going to happen.


    I just ignore them and live secure in my knowledge that every OS sucks

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    Image of mizunoer mizunoer
    04/12/09

    In reply to Conficker Worm Claims High Profile Victim: University of Utah
    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 the article will notice the shot at the PC users. That is what our IT managers meetings are like, each group taking shots at each other. As a PC guy I am not looking forward to the next meeting: Our PC problems made national news. Unfortunately we have to deal with a lot of "educated" people who don't take the time to read useless messages like "following this link could harm your PC" Yay higher education.
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    04/12/09

    @mizunoer: It's astounding how many idiots there are in "institutions of higher learning".
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    Image of canyoncarver canyoncarver
    04/12/09

    In reply to Conficker Worm Claims High Profile Victim: University of Utah
    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 aimed at them is because they represent too small of a target to bother with for the anally repressed ass pirate that writes this kind of software.


    Macs supposedly being bullet proof is a myth. They are more robust than Windows boxes but definitely can be hacked into and infected.

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    04/12/09

    @canyoncarver:

    The article had nothing to do with macs...

    And do macs get the conficker virus?

    Nope, therefor my comment is perfectly legit.

    Grow up kid
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    04/12/09

    @canyoncarver: Ugh. Here we go with this again. You really think that there isn't some hacker out there chomping at the bit wanting to be the first person to bring down every Mac in the world? Please...


    It hasn't happened for a reason and that reason ISN'T because nobody has bothered trying.

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    Image of canyoncarver canyoncarver
    04/12/09

    @canyoncarver: @Dancin' Hooooomeeeeeer!:


    I did a lot of research on Mac security before buying one. I've been running UNIX for years and am familiar with UNIX being more secure at a basic level.


    There might not be viruses that are of the same scope as Conficker, but that doesn't mean that there have been a few infections for Mac, scripts, etc, that fit into the "annoying" category.


    Locker Gnome, seems to agree, as he also recommends running some kind of AV on Mac. I don't run AV on my Mac, but then again I'm not an idiot downloading everything he can from every pr0n site on ther interwebs.

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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    04/12/09

    @Shirkk: I have a Commodore 64. Do C64s get the cornficker virus? Nope, therefore if I start telling everyone to buy a C64, my comment is perfectly legit.


    I know there is no one writing viruses for macs. Everyone knows that. Coming on here and stating that is like telling everyone water is wet. We all know. Find something else to say.

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    04/12/09

    @canyoncarver: He speaks the truth, no computer is "virus-proof". Unix based systems just have a higher susceptibility and security due to many moons worth of improvements, with the base system remaining the same. Given enough time and effort any system can have a virus written for it. Why do you folks think enabling and logging into the root account is considered unsafe? Anybody with that kind of access can turn the system into a steaming pile of mess. Btw, Linux/XP/OSX user.
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    Image of canyoncarver canyoncarver
    04/12/09

    @badhatharry:


    Yes, you fan boys sure are smart! Let's just put it this way, if Mac had 50% market share there would be a helluva lot more security updates coming in from Apple.

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    04/12/09

    @canyoncarver: It's always important to take the advice of random youtubers.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    04/12/09

    @canyoncarver: What's your point? I'm telling Shirkk to shut up. I'm not telling everyone to buy a mac.
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    Image of teohhanhui teohhanhui
    04/12/09

    @Dancin' Hooooomeeeeeer!: That's a false sense of security. Even Apple asked their users to run an AV program.
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    04/12/09

    @teohhanhui: Yes. Once in a knowledge base article.


    Listen, I'm not saying that my Mac is totally secure. I'm not stupid enough to think that that its impossible to for my Mac to get a virus. Its just that at this time the odds of that happening are so laughably remote compared to the odds of it happening to a PC that those of us that believe our OS is superior BECAUSE of this are correct.


    For now.

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    03/31/09

    In reply to 11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm's Nastiness
    I kinda like these worm scares, its a good test to see who is a dipshit and doesn't run AV/A-MW or keep their computer up to date...


    The preventative steps are pathetically easy.

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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    03/31/09

    In reply to 11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm's Nastiness
    Dammit, there goes my worldwide rickroll...
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    03/31/09

    In reply to 11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm's Nastiness
    I was thinking the media has not had a good Internet scare to report in quite a while, and here comes Conficker to save us from our financial crises boredom. A big 'yippee' for teenage Russian kids!
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    03/31/09

    In reply to 11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm's Nastiness
    I just installed Avira on the old Inspiron, and from what I can tell, it also comes in Mac form, so I guess the ol' Powermac'll get a dose as well. Never hurts to take precautions.


    Let's hope that Conficker isn't what I fear most: Ron Jeremy on Whoopi Goldberg & Kathy Bates threesome hardcore video. My retinas are detaching as I speak.

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    03/31/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: *do not imagine hypothetical scenario* *do not imagine hypothetical scenario* *do not imagine hypothetical scenario* *do not imagine hypothetical scenario* *do not imagine hypothetical scenario* FCUK!


    *Bang*


    *Thump*

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    03/31/09

    In reply to 11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm's Nastiness
    Conficker Megaworm = April 1st Naked Ron Jeremy on your desktop.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    03/31/09

    @Shezbo: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...
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    03/31/09

    In reply to 11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm's Nastiness
    I make no apologies for the fact that I love Tremors.
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    03/31/09

    @JawzX2 f*cking hearts Beer: +1 @Pixelologist: +1
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    03/31/09

    In reply to 11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm's Nastiness
    Batten down the hatches!


    'Tis a MEDIA STORM A COMIN'!

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    03/31/09

    @strider_mt2k: I already battened them down!


    YS: Well, batten them down again!

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    03/31/09

    @strider_mt2k: Go team Venture!
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    03/31/09

    In reply to 11th-Hour Fix May Protect Huge Corporate Networks From Conficker Worm's Nastiness
    Hmm, Pinky and the Brain will have to try to take over the world another time.
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    03/31/09

    @Geisrud - MS150 fundraising time!: There is no way they can manage to pull that off with Kevin Bacon around to save the day.
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    03/25/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: How a Brainy Worm Might Jack the World's PCs on April 1
    I am not terribly worried, since I dont have a lot on mine to steal anyway, unless it peeks in my picture or super-secret resipe folders.....I kind of hope it DOES disable my Windows updates reminders since I have been unsuccessfully trying to figure out how to turn those off for ages.
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    Image of dwight-schrute dwight-schrute
    03/25/09

    @Curves: To disable the balloon popups it just takes a regedit


    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Advanced

    "EnableBalloonTips"=dword:00000000

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    03/26/09

    @dwight-schrute: Thanks for the tip, but as a lowly power-user, I do not go into the registry. I know I can do a lot of damage and very little good, so I stay out of places I dont know what I am doing.
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    03/25/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: How a Brainy Worm Might Jack the World's PCs on April 1
    nobody else think that gizmodo are doing this as an april fool, making all of us turn our machines off lol
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/25/09

    @squirrelbo1: Thus reducing web hits drastically. Jokes on them.
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    03/25/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: How a Brainy Worm Might Jack the World's PCs on April 1
    OMG!! *screams like a little girl* The world is gonna crash!!! *runs around in a panic*
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    03/25/09

    @Zedster The Myuu: I know! Isn't it exciting?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/25/09

    In reply to Giz Explains: How a Brainy Worm Might Jack the World's PCs on April 1
    What a joke on us if it turns out it's actually the first fully spreadable Mac virus.
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    03/25/09

    @Kaiser 'Won't Play Crisis' Machead: Then the Mac users who dont just drool into cups will probably be fine too. Call me arrogant but I'm on a PC and unconcerned with this.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/25/09

    @shadoblak: Likewise, though I suspect that if this does amount to anything, I may get calls from less vigilant relatives who got pwned by a computer program.
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    03/25/09

    @Kaiser 'Won't Play Crisis' Machead: Incredible! It's spreadable!
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    03/25/09

    @Kaiser 'Won't Play Crisis' Machead: I'm counting on it, in fact I am thinking about changing my voicemail greeting accordingly...
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    03/25/09

    @shadoblak: Same.


    I run Avira (it updates nightly in the background) and don't download attachments from people I don't know. Even the ones I do download all come through GMail, which also scans for viruses.


    In over 15 years of computing, I've had about 3 viruses and never lost data to those viruses (I have lost data due to drive failure).

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