if its real it would receive instructions the next day you turn it on.either way, as long as ur PC cant get anything from the internet then u r safe, Macs are safe no matter wat
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(!WARNING!) The Worm Called Conficker
Started by Dataanti, Mar 30 2009 06:25 AM
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Posted 30 March 2009 - 06:29 PM
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Posted 30 March 2009 - 07:03 PM
if its real it would receive instructions the next day you turn it on.
no by then then, M$ will have a fix, do a scan while offline, then got to M$ and look for updates before u do any thing
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Posted 30 March 2009 - 07:10 PM
I'm extremely curious what it will do. Somewhat excited, to be completely honest.
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 06:31 AM
lol, Yay lets get a worm and see what happensI'm extremely curious what it will do. Somewhat excited, to be completely honest.
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 03:12 PM
how would that work? you cant connect offlineno by then then, M$ will have a fix, do a scan while offline, then got to M$ and look for updates before u do any thing
luckily dell has my back, they sent me this update:
http://support.dell....o...=en&s=gen#1
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 03:35 PM
Wow guys its a fake virus calm down.
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 03:41 PM
yet its real enough for Microsoft, Afilias, ICANN, Neustar, Verisign, CNNIC, Public Internet Registry, Global Domains International, Inc., M1D Global, AOL, Symantec, F-Secure, ISC, researchers from Georgia Tech, The Shadowserver Foundation, Arbor Networks, and Support Intelligence to team up to stop it. hmmm.........Wow guys its a fake virus calm down.
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 03:46 PM
I lol'd at that
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 03:48 PM
Apparently its the worst virus since 2003.I lol'd at that
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 03:50 PM
Nah that aint nothing to a real virus...not even closeApparently its the worst virus since 2003.
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 03:52 PM
its dormant right now.Nah that aint nothing to a real virus...not even close
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 04:20 PM
tomorrow is gonna be like Y2K! 
im scared
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 04:40 PM
its a dud by norton cause on every site norton is being advertised as the best av.
definately some marketing scam.
definately some marketing scam.
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 05:21 PM
If it is true.............. MAC FTW!!! lol another great day to have mac just like all 395 days of the year.
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 08:55 PM
I don't care what MSoft says, I'm going unplugged tonight like Nirvana.
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 08:58 PM
If it is true.............. MAC FTW!!! lol another great day to have mac just like all 395 days of the year.
That whole post is fail
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Posted 01 April 2009 - 12:09 AM
That whole post is fail
lol if Mac is such a fail explain why everyone attacks PC's with viruses and trojans and all the other crap you can get, when Mac can barely even get anything.
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Posted 01 April 2009 - 01:46 AM
when Mac can barely even get anything.
Exactly, Mac can get barely any good games or applications.
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Posted 01 April 2009 - 07:11 AM
exactly, the only reason macs are safe is because no one uses them.Exactly, Mac can get barely any good games or applications.
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Posted 01 April 2009 - 09:52 AM
I have plenty of good games for mac, halo CE, Half Life 1,2, NFS just to name a few. Application wise what are you talking? I got 3 movie editing programs, 2008 office suite, Adobe master collection CS3 , firefox, limewire? I mean half of the applications people use on PC are on mac too. lol now were getting off topic u want to rant anymore pm me. So it's April first any word on the Conficker? I haven't heard anything.
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