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The conficker
Jlesnik33
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Apr 1, 2009, 06:50 PM
The conficker
Was the conficker just an April fools joke? Or is it still in action. My computer has been down all day, and now its working again. Very confused.
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sreenivaspn81
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Apr 1, 2009, 07:46 PM
Its an April fool virus
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Curlyben
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Apr 1, 2009, 09:41 PM
No joke at all, but completely serious and potentially the largest Botnet ever.
Think Terminator 3 ;)
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Apr 2, 2009, 04:45 AM
Its real and potentially the biggest ever.
Microsoft has offered a $250,000 reward for any information on the creator.
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Apr 2, 2009, 06:23 AM
Here's a good synopsis of what happened:
Conficker D-Day Arrives; Worm Phones Home (Quietly) - PC World
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jamesbraken
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Apr 3, 2009, 02:30 AM
No,It's a virus/worm. Also Known as “Downadup” infection.it can infect your computer and spread itself to other computers across a network automatically, without human interaction.so please update your Anti virus software on your computer.
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