Final Internet Worm Warning!!!

Self ^ | 03/31/09 | papasmurf

[Old Sarge]

[DevNet]

They don’t directly support nearly as many ultra liberal causes compared to those at Apple.

It isn’t even close.

[kellynla]

Thanks for the Heads Up & the link.

[Coldwater Creek]

ping

[sniper63]

Yeah works great, as long as you are not running a 64bit operating system. Thanks for the heads up though.

[kellynla]

Question:

"After that, anything and everything that is installed will be deleted after a reboot. it's just that simple."

Do you mean "anything and everything that is installed" after "the reboot will be deleted ?"

[mamelukesabre]

I think I’m gonna say hell with it and take my chances. If ya don’t see me here tomorrow, you’ll know why.

[Habibi]

“One word: iMac”

And another word: Linux

[aft_lizard]

Here is a link to a fix released today if you don’t want to bother with MS:

http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/global/removal_tool/threat_writeups/FixDwndp.exe

[GOPJ]

Great reply, Cindy. I went to one of the links and got the following good news:

What to do if you are infected If you are reading this page, your computer is probably not infected with Conficker as the worm blocks access to most security web sites. If you have a computer that is infected, you will need to use an uninfected computer to download a specialized Conficker removal tool from. The tool is available here.

[texas booster]

How does this differ from a Restore?

Can I load it on friends computers and let them restore it as needed?

[GOPJ]

Follow some of the links in post #2 - if you can “get in” you’re safe. I tried it - and I’m OK...

[Cindy]

Good, glad it’s useful.

[razorboy]

Really it is. This thing is based on a virus that’s been on the detection list for all the major AVs for months, and it exploits a Windows vulnerability that got patched last year. But everybody loves the fear.

[GOPJ]

Check out Cindy’s links in reply #2 - if you can follow the link, you’re OK..

[steve86]

You are misleading people here.

Steady State does not protect a machine against worms, nor does it protect data.

Its purpose it to prevent changes through the user interface and rollback changes to the disk since a checkpoint.

Your data could have been irretrievably destroyed or damaged by a worm or virus. Steady State does not do the baseline backup!

You need to have a separate backup of your data — as always.

Steady State is fine as long as you also have a firewall, AV, backups, etc.

It does not do that much by itself.

[Lorica]

I'm able to access the symantic link, which says:

What to do if you are infected
If you are reading this page, your computer is probably not infected with Conficker as the worm blocks access to most security web sites.

So I think I'm OK. I hope!

[steve86]

Any day someone will write a worm to wipe out Steady State’s rollback information. That’s when you really need your separate backup.

[Cindy]

Great.

[mysterio]

(No, it wasn't porn.)

Uh, yeah, uh, me neither.

*backs out of the room, whistling*