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Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 08:43 AM PDT
Warning: "Conficker" worm may affect some Mac users

There is a new worm out called "Conficker" (also known as "Downadup"  
and "Kido") that has reportedly infected millions of Windows PCs. It  
has been detected by various antivirus companies and unfortunately it  
is suspected to become active tomorrow (April 1st, 2009) so currently  
there is little known about what it will do.

Fortunately for most Mac users, this worm is Windows-only, so there  
shouldnt be any problems. However, many Mac owners have windows or  
windows-compatible environments running on thier systems in the forms  
of Virtual Machines (Parallels and VMware) as well as direct  
installations via Bootcamp. In addition, there are several windows  
emulation environments such as Codeweaver's Crossover which will run  
windows programs directly on your mac, and may allow the worm to  
execute.

Given the concern about this threat, we strongly recommend you install  
and run antivirus software on your windows installations. In addition,  
while this threat does not yet affect OS X, you may consider running a  
virus scanning package on your mac as well to prevent spreading the  
malware to Windows users. Be sure to also fully update your Windows  
installations, since Microsoft has recently released patches to help  
tackle this threat.

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Avast
Authored by: earthsaver on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 09:17 AM PDT
I recommend Avast http://www.avast.com antivirus for Windows—simple  
and to the point, automated background updates—with the MacLover OS X  
skin http://www.avast.com/eng/maclover_os_x.html.
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- Ben

PBG4 1.25 - Leopard

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Warning: "Conficker" worm may affect some Mac users
Authored by: frito-bandito on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 09:28 AM PDT
kaspersky... for a pc, the only virus protection you need
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Nothing new here
Authored by: Rick Auricchio on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 10:31 AM PDT
A Windows environment, even hosted on a Mac system, has always been  
vulnerable to everything that attacks Windows systems.

This is not news.
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Nothing new here - Authored by: tkessler on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @  
11:15 AM PDT
Nothing new here - Authored by: baddawg65 on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @  
12:23 PM PDT
Warning: "Conficker" worm may affect some Mac users
Authored by: lexicon5_ on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 11:58 AM PDT
If you run Windows in dual boot mode or in a virtual environment and  
you've shared the Mac OS side with the Win side...your whole world  
could be upset.
Not everyone is bright enough that they can separate hardware and  
software in their brain. We still have people who think turning off  
the monitor turns off the computer....this after YEARS of using a  
computer. It's not news to those of us that have been on Macs for more  
than a couple of years....but there are a LOT of n00bs out there.
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Warning: - Authored by: Rick Auricchio on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @  
01:14 PM PDT
Warning: "Conficker" worm may affect some Mac users
Authored by: Gennx30 on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 01:26 PM PDT
IF THIS DOESNT TURN OUT TO BE A Y2K THING (FOR MACS ANYWAY)
wouldnt it just effect the Windows inside your system-if at all-the  
worst case scenario
would be transfer by mail-and is it Universal Binary ;-P
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Warning: - Authored by: Gennx30 on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 01:39 PM PDT
Warning: - Authored by: Balsamic_ Vinegar on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @  
06:35 PM PDT
Warning: - Authored by: Balsamic_ Vinegar on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @  
06:38 PM PDT
Warning: "Conficker" worm may affect some Mac users
Authored by: joetekk on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 02:25 PM PDT
ClamXav FTW:

http://www.clamxav.com
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Warning: "Conficker" worm may affect some Mac users
Authored by: Balsamic_ Vinegar on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 06:42 PM PDT
MS has had a patch for this out since October of 2008. I am not being  
sarcastic in any way, shape, or form, but people really need to keep  
on top of their updates. That's one of the most important things you  
can do.
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Warning: - Authored by: tkessler on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @ 07:16 PM  
PDT
Warning: - Authored by: Balsamic_ Vinegar on Tuesday, March 31 2009 @  
07:30 PM PDT

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