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So basically...
...anyone who patched back in October and who doesn't install dodgy files is still OK?

Which seems to be about 99%+ of Windows users.
Posted by: Sleeper Service   Posted on: 04/09/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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So basically...  Sleeper Service | 04/09/09
99% of Windows users patch and avoid dodgy files?  storm14k | 04/09/09
I think he meant...  914four | 04/09/09
Anyone with Auto-Update turned on is safe  BillDem | 04/09/09
Conficker hosts and other friends.  talibbash | 04/09/09
Worm?  nimrod666 | 04/09/09
The storm that never was...  Cayble | 04/09/09
10 million infected...  Sleeper Service | 04/09/09
There are only 10 million infected computers in the world?  storm14k | 04/09/09
Conficker, son...  Sleeper Service | 04/10/09
No matter how hard you try, the result is still the same:  InAction Man | 04/09/09
Ya. For the 1% who hit the...  Cayble | 04/09/09
And over one billion Windows users...  Sleeper Service | 04/10/09
Don't hide it, Fight it!  InAction Man | 04/10/09
ye said there were 12 million  914four | 04/09/09
Last time I checked . . .  JLHenry | 04/09/09
Actually it is.  914four | 04/10/09
It depends on where you look for your numbers.  ye | 04/10/09
reply to ye  914four | 04/11/09
Not only is Conficker a non issue...  Cayble | 04/09/09
Feeling remorse?  InAction Man | 04/09/09
Well, first point them out...  Cayble | 04/09/09
Your passion is touching  InAction Man | 04/10/09
RE:Your passion is touching  dougbeer | 04/10/09
You should read "Animal Farm" and then decide  InAction Man | 04/10/09
Uh...  914four | 04/11/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  bbmyers | 04/09/09
Not sure what to do? Read this.  andrew.nusca ZDNet Moderator | 04/09/09
Do you have patch MS08-067 installed?  ye | 04/09/09
Maybe he's asking...  storm14k | 04/09/09
That would be risky...  914four | 04/09/09
Because patching is automated.  ye | 04/09/09
How do you know HIS is on?  storm14k | 04/09/09
I never stated his was on. I also clearly said:  ye | 04/09/09
It seems ye can't handle typical Windoze users  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
Hang on...  zkiwi | 04/09/09
@zkiwi: Learn the difference between UAC and WU.  ye | 04/09/09
zkiwi, do you have that UAC quote for us?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
@@hasta la Vista, bah-bie: Here you go:  ye | 04/09/09
So you would recommend leaving UAC off  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
@hasta la Vista, bah-bie: As I said:  ye | 04/09/09
So it's better to chance on being infected  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
@hasta la Vista, bah-bie: Does this really need to be explained to you?  ye | 04/09/09
But ye  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
@hasta la Vista, bah-bie: As I said:  ye | 04/09/09
I'm not spinning anything, ye  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
@hasta la Vista, bah-bie: How?  ye | 04/09/09
How are you a hypocrite? (rhetorical question)  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
@hasta la Vista, bah-bie: Yes, you do need to explain it.  ye | 04/10/09
People have a choice, ye  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/10/09
Ya. Ha! That Windows community!  Cayble | 04/09/09
@ hasta la Vista  nfhiggs@... | 04/21/09
I beg your pardon??  Cayble | 04/09/09
How do I tell?  Alzie | 04/09/09
Thanks!  Eleutherios | 04/09/09
Re; nice Windows users ready to help others!  hkommedal | 04/10/09
Re: so how would I know if I "have it"????  Altiris_Grunt | 04/09/09
Try this first  seanferd | 04/09/09
So basically anyone not running a Windows OS is fine  whisperycat | 04/09/09
Or anyone who installed the free patch provided by...  ye | 04/09/09
You're vision doesn't extend beyond your nose.  kozmcrae | 04/09/09
Come on now...  lbhc | 04/09/09
Hate or love.  kozmcrae | 04/09/09
More valid question...  JCitizen | 04/10/09
RE: The fat lady doth protest too much  Col Mustard | 04/14/09
The problems with your argument are:  ye | 04/09/09
re: The problems with your argument is:  n0neXn0ne | 04/09/09
precisely.  gavin142 | 04/09/09
Actually the problem is  nfhiggs@... | 04/21/09
but what about corporations  cwbuechler@... | 04/09/09
Hopefully.  ye | 04/09/09
Maybe they don't take action...  storm14k | 04/09/09
The problem with your argument is these things are enabled...  ye | 04/09/09
Re; these things are enabled...  hkommedal | 04/10/09
@hkommedal: How many times are you going to repeat this dumb...  ye | 04/10/09
n0neXn0ne is right.  kozmcrae | 04/09/09
The problem is many aren't following my list.  ye | 04/09/09
Like turning off UAC?  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
Re; It's people's unwillingness to follow those recommendations.  hkommedal | 04/10/09
@hkommedal: They have received useful advice from me:  ye | 04/10/09
Isn't that the definition of insanity  xXSpeedzXx | 04/09/09
Exactly.  ye | 04/09/09
Sounded like he was talking about you, ye  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
except  rtk | 04/14/09
Are you a complete idiot?  AntariMysteec | 04/09/09
Show where I said 'X' operating system is "Free of vulnerabilities".  kozmcrae | 04/09/09
ok  rtk | 04/14/09
"You are" vision doesn't extend beyond your nose?  Grayson Peddie | 04/09/09
Re:You're vision doesn't extend beyond your nose  JOE_HILLENBRAND@... | 04/09/09
We do offer one, but you don't wanna listen  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
. . . NOT!  sporkfighter | 04/09/09
And yet the infection count makes your "happy tale" a work of fiction  zkiwi | 04/09/09
It does no such thing. What it does is tell us there are...  ye | 04/09/09
If error-free code . . .  sporkfighter | 04/09/09
Error free code is a myth. (nt)  ye | 04/09/09
Nah...  zkiwi | 04/09/09
And they don't.  ye | 04/09/09
Blame the user time (again) huh?  zkiwi | 04/09/09
@zkiwi: If the shoe fits.  ye | 04/09/09
You will also remember that...  zkiwi | 04/09/09
@zkiwi: Your question is just plain stupid.  ye | 04/09/09
Re; It took action to become unprotected.  hkommedal | 04/10/09
@hkommedal: And when they turn it on it will update.  ye | 04/10/09
Re; provided by Microsoft before Conficker existed.  hkommedal | 04/10/09
No, there is not. Unless...  ye | 04/10/09
Re; because of the built in firewall.  hkommedal | 04/10/09
Your earlier argument relied on the fact the computer...  ye | 04/10/09
What you descibe is the wise way to act in this situation.  hkommedal | 04/11/09
Why do you keep arguing with him?  InAction Man | 04/10/09
Re; Why do you keep arguing with him?  hkommedal | 04/11/09
This thing is a walk in the park  zmud | 04/09/09
Isn't that the one that...  914four | 04/09/09
I Heard  apostate | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  nessrapp | 04/09/09
Sounds to me  ncgmcpherson | 04/09/09
LOL!  eMJayy | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  the_ghost2006 | 04/09/09
By the numbers....  JCitizen | 04/10/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  jrcarter@... | 04/09/09
THIS IS A TEST.  kozmcrae | 04/09/09
Thank Goodness.....  ncgmcpherson | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  digitrog | 04/09/09
I thought Conficker was supposedly dead....  storm14k | 04/09/09
But ye will tell you there's no issue  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
The whole ZDNet MS Microbrain crew...  storm14k | 04/09/09
Phony start dates  the_roo62@... | 04/09/09
"ServerBusy"  arthurborges@... | 04/09/09
That is somewhat suspect  apostate | 04/09/09
Next time you see it  seanferd | 04/09/09
Use DNS to prevent it?  davidr69 | 04/09/09
use opendns.com for your dns server instead of isp  ralexgolden | 04/09/09
Yep. Those domains are black-holed with OpenDNS  seanferd | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  slylabs13 | 04/09/09
Not my experience  bmgoodman | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  slylabs13 | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  Loverock Davidson | 04/09/09
The problem is those who think they know better...  ye | 04/09/09
I've been in the support end of the business for years  James Quinn | 04/09/09
I knew I wasn't alone...  storm14k | 04/09/09
Where did I claim everyone has this patch?  ye | 04/09/09
So probably 90% or Windows users....  storm14k | 04/09/09
Huh?  ye | 04/09/09
Don't worry Ye  eb276 | 04/10/09
No, they are only in need of some help.  InAction Man | 04/10/09
Much better to leave them exposed to potential malware infection.  ye | 04/09/09
Been out for 6 months the patch or the exploit?  James Quinn | 04/11/09
No more so than any other OS.  ye | 04/09/09
I'm glad to know you care ye happy  914four | 04/09/09
This shows how unqualified you are:  ye | 04/09/09
For ye  914four | 04/09/09
@914four: Only the clueless think it really matters.  ye | 04/09/09
Reply to ye  914four | 04/10/09
Hogwash  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 04/09/09
What does the patch do?  James Quinn | 04/09/09
RE: What does the patch do?  WNCSnoopy24 | 04/09/09
While it can spread via USB devices on patched systems...  ye | 04/09/09
You missed a couple of words there.  anothercanuck | 04/09/09
How do we discern the difference between....  David Gale | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  dev-null | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  ColdFusion_z | 04/09/09
And the cool thing about Ubuntu is...  914four | 04/09/09
But you missed one:  ye | 04/09/09
re:Trend Micro researchers noticed a new file in the Windows Temp folder  bigmenace1ster@... | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  edly4000@... | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  starzbriter2003@... | 04/09/09
Again we ask...but hear no answer...  archetuthus | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  walterth3rd | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  Bilmekanikeren | 04/09/09
April Fool????????  nimrod666 | 04/09/09
You seem happy  kaiserdr | 04/09/09
Glad "is finally active" was used  Enorton42@... | 04/09/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  dussell | 04/09/09
Is this TNT??? They know DRAMA!!!!  Jibbits Jr | 04/09/09
So true!  bogey9000 | 04/10/09
RE: Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload  droiddoc | 04/14/09

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