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    regarding april 1st worm...

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by unlimitedx, Apr 1, 2009.

  1. unlimitedx

    unlimitedx Notebook Consultant

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    should I turn off my computer before midnight?!!?
     
    unlimitedx, Apr 1, 2009
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  2. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    won't help if you have the worm :(
     
    Xirurg, Apr 1, 2009
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  3. unlimitedx

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    how do I know if I have it????!
     
    unlimitedx, Apr 1, 2009
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  4. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    try booting in safe mode
     
    Xirurg, Apr 1, 2009
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  5. Jakamo5

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    hmmm... how can you scan your pc to see if you have a virus... let me think :rolleyes:
     
    Jakamo5, Apr 1, 2009
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  6. unlimitedx

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    OMG it's MIDNIGHT!!!!!!
     
    unlimitedx, Apr 1, 2009
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    nothing has happened.

    yet.
     
    unlimitedx, Apr 1, 2009
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    you woudln't notice it if you did have it... regadless i've been reading the mcafee updates (they're updating every half hour) and they have noticed the virus starting to generate the list of 50000 domains as expected, but nothing else really happening yet..
     
    Jakamo5, Apr 1, 2009
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    entropy.cz, Apr 1, 2009
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