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Post your comments for Fears of a Conficker Meltdown Greatly Exaggerated here

[WinTard]

I agree with the author.

Like Conficker.A then Conficker.B whatever, happens, we shall see soon enough. But let's point out that so far, in the history of mankind, all doomsday sayers, proved to be wrong. Um, it's just a simple obversation people...

If you are patched, and use the LUA principle, you've got nothing to worry about. However, if you don't patch, because, you don't like WGA, well, perhaps you should worry... Anyway, yes or no, happens or not, so far the date seems appropriate. April 1st 2009.

;)

[DoDoMan1]

I beleave it is the companys that sell security that do most of this to sell there products and make money off the backs of the users,and because they catach one a year or so is only to make it look good.

[linuxjon]

Conficker does not target PC's. It targests Microsoft Products on PC's, and also Server platforms running Microsoft's Products. The vast majority of ISP's use Linux. Now you know why. Install Linux on your Personal Computer. Don't be afraid of learning something new. Linux is one of the best Operating Systems around, at any price. It is free of cost, viruses, blue screens, data loss, random crashes, trojans, worms, malware, hijackware, identity theft, etc, and copyright restrictions.

[lewistowntech]

any *nix box is better. But this all stems from uninformed users. What the hell are people using admin accounts for daily activities for? Why do you not have a firewall?? And if ISP's would start doing their job monitoring user bandwidth and firewall logs they could shutdown suspect user interfaces on their end! This is honestly not rocket science. Be an informed user and stop being part of the problem, become part of the solution. And why not use backbone routing protocols to help control any of this??

[lewistowntech]

You can't fix the whole problem, but seems the collateral damage could be managed better at times.

[GoneFishing]

Wintard, I agree about the doomsayers(remember Y2K?)personally in todays world why anyone would have a computer and not have a good A/V program is crazy, NOD32 can be had for 30 dollars a year, when the best is that cheap what are they thinking!!

[Flashorn]

Hey Robert !!



Good article ! There is however , one piece of information that was

omitted . You should also have mentioned that the Conficker Worm

will NOT affect users with Vista or Windows 7.

So, you can be all patched up and with the greatest security programs

that money can buy but, the safest way to protect yourself would

be to update to the latest OS.



FLASHORN.

[Shadic23]

I called Robert about that. See, I don't have a lot of money...so I worry about my comp. But I got AVG and it's updated along with everything else. So he said I'm fine. Thanks again man. I owe ya one