Comments on: W32/Conficker: Much Ado About Nothing? http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing Wed, 23 May 2012 15:26:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: somc http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1#comment-205442 somc Tue, 01 May 2012 22:07:28 +0000 http://www.labs.com/research/blog/?p=1076#comment-205442 no no

]]> By: Para http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1#comment-22984 Para Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:26:48 +0000 http://www.labs.com/research/blog/?p=1076#comment-22984 Thursday, April 02, 2009, 5:18:58 AM Unfortunately I have had to use McAfee's 'Stinger' many, many, moons ago. It's a very good tool & save my bacon [PC]! Just download the file to your computor desktop or a download folder. Scan it with your AV & a Spyware scanner, then go to its properties & unblock it. Then your ready to enable Stinger & let it do its thing. You won't be sorry, you took those extra steps. Thanks McAfee! Stingers a great tool to use. Thursday, April 02, 2009, 5:18:58 AM
Unfortunately I have had to use McAfee’s ‘Stinger’ many, many, moons ago. It’s a very good tool & save my bacon [PC]! Just download the file to your computor desktop or a download folder. Scan it with your AV & a Spyware scanner, then go to its properties & unblock it. Then your ready to enable Stinger & let it do its thing. You won’t be sorry, you took those extra steps.
Thanks McAfee! Stingers a great tool to use.

]]> By: RE http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1#comment-22983 RE Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:55:33 +0000 http://www.labs.com/research/blog/?p=1076#comment-22983 I've read all 8 of your responses and I have deemed you all to be total idiots... please turn in your computers to the nearest Goodwill donation center as none of you have the minimal mental capacity required to own or operate a home PC. I’ve read all 8 of your responses and I have deemed you all to be total idiots… please turn in your computers to the nearest Goodwill donation center as none of you have the minimal mental capacity required to own or operate a home PC.

]]> By: Dan http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1#comment-22982 Dan Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:27:52 +0000 http://www.labs.com/research/blog/?p=1076#comment-22982 The http://vil.nai.com link is legit. McAfee used to be Network Associates Inc. and just hasn't updated all of their URLs yet. In fact if you google network associates, it brings you to McAfee pages. You can get McAfee's free SiteAdvisor tool to tell you if you are visiting an unsafe site or downloading a risky file. Get it here http://www.siteadvisor.com/ The http://vil.nai.com link is legit. McAfee used to be Network Associates Inc. and just hasn’t updated all of their URLs yet. In fact if you google network associates, it brings you to McAfee pages.

You can get McAfee’s free SiteAdvisor tool to tell you if you are visiting an unsafe site or downloading a risky file. Get it here http://www.siteadvisor.com/

]]> By: Vic http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1#comment-22980 Vic Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:09:51 +0000 http://www.labs.com/research/blog/?p=1076#comment-22980 I am of the same mind as Gail. I went to McAfee site and clicking on the security advisory link led me to labs.com. The article describes " McAfee now offers a special build of its standalone cleaning tool Stinger, which will be updated on a daily basis to include any undetected Conficker variants from the wild" attractive offer, but clicking on the stinger link leads to this: you have chosen to open stinger_Coficker.exe which is a binary File from http://vil.nai.com This does not give any confidence in McAfee as this doesn't look legit, yet you get to it from their website I am of the same mind as Gail. I went to McAfee site and clicking on the security advisory link led me to labs.com. The article describes ” McAfee now offers a special build of its standalone cleaning tool Stinger, which will be updated on a daily basis to include any undetected Conficker variants from the wild”

attractive offer, but clicking on the stinger link leads to this:

you have chosen to open stinger_Coficker.exe which is a binary File from http://vil.nai.com

This does not give any confidence in McAfee as this doesn’t look legit, yet you get to it from their website

]]> By: Don http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1#comment-22978 Don Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:05:52 +0000 http://www.labs.com/research/blog/?p=1076#comment-22978 I lost the message regarding the resubscription to McAfee. I want it, since AOL no longer furnishes it. Thanks for Stinger. I lost the message regarding the resubscription to McAfee. I want it, since AOL no longer furnishes it. Thanks for Stinger.

]]> By: Douglas Barrett http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1#comment-22977 Douglas Barrett Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:28:00 +0000 http://www.labs.com/research/blog/?p=1076#comment-22977 When I click on the McAfee removal tool shown on the PC World article on msn.com, my IE warning says the download from McAfee has no valid digital signature. I'm trying to do a Conficker check on my computer but am paranoid about clicking on anything that appears suspicious. I have McAfee anti-virus installed on my PC. When I click on the McAfee removal tool shown on the PC World article on msn.com, my IE warning says the download from McAfee has no valid digital signature. I’m trying to do a Conficker check on my computer but am paranoid about clicking on anything that appears suspicious. I have McAfee anti-virus installed on my PC.

]]> By: gail http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1#comment-22976 gail Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:12:15 +0000 http://www.labs.com/research/blog/?p=1076#comment-22976 i am very leary of downloading any tool for my computer...once again .. is this really a real tool or perhaps the worm itself? i am very leary of downloading any tool for my computer…once again .. is this really a real tool or perhaps the worm itself?

]]> By: Matthew http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1#comment-22975 Matthew Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:16:40 +0000 http://www.labs.com/research/blog/?p=1076#comment-22975 Where does Shakespeare come into play? Much Ado About Nothing sounds like a poorly chosen name for this virus. Where does Shakespeare come into play? Much Ado About Nothing sounds like a poorly chosen name for this virus.

]]> By: Becky http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/w32conficker-much-ado-about-nothing/comment-page-1#comment-22974 Becky Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:18:13 +0000 http://www.labs.com/research/blog/?p=1076#comment-22974 The executable on the Stinger page has no publisher entry. Is this real? The executable on the Stinger page has no publisher entry. Is this real?

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