April Fools? Confiker worm patch info
Hey folks, I've got all the links and info you'll need to patch your Windows box for the "Confiker" worm right here.
Since all the media have reported on the "Confiker" worm that's supposedly set to go off on April 1st, I've been asked by folks, "What should I do on my home computer?"
Well, first of all, it doesn't look like April 1st will unleash IP Armageddon, but it's always better to be safe than sorry. If you have your Windows Automatic Updates set to install updates automatically, you're probably already okay. If you don't, you'll need to get the appropriate patch from Microsoft for your Operating System. Download the patch, install it, then reboot if required. Here's the info you'll need to make sure your computer is properly patched:
For Windows XP users, click here.
For Windows Vista users, click here.
For Windows 2000 (SP4 ONLY) users, click here.
For Windows 98 users... come on folks, UPGRADE ALREADY!!! (no, seriously, there's no patch for you, because Windows 98 is WELL beyond it's "End of Life" date... it's time to upgrade!)
If you're one of those folks with a more advanced Microsoft OS, as in a 64-bit or Server edition, go here to get the appropriate patch.
For Mac users, okay fine, you dodged the bullet this time, but you still suck anyway... especially "DY-Wheelz", "L.Coffee" & TCH.
And finally, for Linux users... okay, fess up, which one of you punks was it that programmed this nasty little thing? Okay, seriously, stop laughing at the rest of us.. no, seriously, this is why regular folks don't like you, because you're all high and mighty at times like this... especially you Mr. cdlu. ;-)
Okay, once you've got the patches, make sure you've got an up to date anti-virus. If you don't have one, I recommend AVG's FREE product, found here. Download it, install it, and then let it update itself.
Do both of those things, (the appropriate MS patch and the anti-virus) and you should be good to go for April 1st.
And if you happen to be a Liberal... don't say I never did nothin nice for ya. ;-)
Since all the media have reported on the "Confiker" worm that's supposedly set to go off on April 1st, I've been asked by folks, "What should I do on my home computer?"
Well, first of all, it doesn't look like April 1st will unleash IP Armageddon, but it's always better to be safe than sorry. If you have your Windows Automatic Updates set to install updates automatically, you're probably already okay. If you don't, you'll need to get the appropriate patch from Microsoft for your Operating System. Download the patch, install it, then reboot if required. Here's the info you'll need to make sure your computer is properly patched:
For Windows XP users, click here.
For Windows Vista users, click here.
For Windows 2000 (SP4 ONLY) users, click here.
For Windows 98 users... come on folks, UPGRADE ALREADY!!! (no, seriously, there's no patch for you, because Windows 98 is WELL beyond it's "End of Life" date... it's time to upgrade!)
If you're one of those folks with a more advanced Microsoft OS, as in a 64-bit or Server edition, go here to get the appropriate patch.
For Mac users, okay fine, you dodged the bullet this time, but you still suck anyway... especially "DY-Wheelz", "L.Coffee" & TCH.
And finally, for Linux users... okay, fess up, which one of you punks was it that programmed this nasty little thing? Okay, seriously, stop laughing at the rest of us.. no, seriously, this is why regular folks don't like you, because you're all high and mighty at times like this... especially you Mr. cdlu. ;-)
Okay, once you've got the patches, make sure you've got an up to date anti-virus. If you don't have one, I recommend AVG's FREE product, found here. Download it, install it, and then let it update itself.
Do both of those things, (the appropriate MS patch and the anti-virus) and you should be good to go for April 1st.
And if you happen to be a Liberal... don't say I never did nothin nice for ya. ;-)
posted by Christian Conservative @ 3:45 p.m.
9 Comments:
At Fri Mar 27, 12:16:00 p.m. EDT,
Drew Costen said…
For Mac users, okay fine, you dodged the bullet this time, but you still suck anyway
Heh. We've dodged quite a few bullets over the years, the biggest being not having to use Windows anymore. ;)
At Fri Mar 27, 12:25:00 p.m. EDT,
Christian Conservative said…
Like I said... you still suck. ;-)
At Fri Mar 27, 12:56:00 p.m. EDT,
Anonymous said…
Love the Linux tag, thought it was hilarious. What should Windows 7 users do?
At Fri Mar 27, 01:08:00 p.m. EDT,
Christian Conservative said…
Windows 7 ought to be fine, the Betas for that were released after the required patches for the other OS'es were released. (the patches above date back to October 08)
At Tue Mar 31, 08:33:00 p.m. EDT,
Anonymous said…
are there any patches for windows millenium?
At Tue Mar 31, 09:47:00 p.m. EDT,
Drew Costen said…
are there any patches for windows millenium?
Yeah, it's called Windows XP. :)
At Tue Mar 31, 11:12:00 p.m. EDT,
Mr.Intuition said…
I am a liberal, but not an extremist. Thank you very much. Keep smiling!
At Wed Apr 01, 06:45:00 a.m. EDT,
Jesus!(Open source's the most christian think I ever heard of) said…
Seriously, man. The Open source/ free software people are writing cooler code than a lousy Windoze virus. Microsloth and Billy boy must have a fantastic imagination. The Unix OSes haven't dodged bullets. The bullets just couldn't penetrate them... ...
At Sat Apr 04, 04:13:00 a.m. EDT,
John said…
Did Microsoft program this thing just to get people to upgrade?
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