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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA["Buy a new computer"?<br>Wow! Can you make this headline just a LITTLE bit more sensationalistic? At worst, you'll have to reload Windows. There is NO need to replace your computer. What idiocy...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Willy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 3:18PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[LOL, they say its better to buy a new comp rather than format your HDD and re install windows...HAHAHAHA!!!  Wow, and i bet there are a bunch of people who believe this crap too. Well for starters. its always a good idea to have a extra HDD installed. Mainly for storing IMPORTANT stuff. You can safeguard a backup HDD. Its simple to do.    There is no need to go out and buy a new comp just cuz of some virus.  Hello, thats what they make Anti-virus for. But in this case i guess the virus is smarter than 70% of the population.  <br>But there are tons of ways you can safeguard your comp against viruses, spamware, maulware.  Get on the internet and search, thats what its there for. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[spikedcrazy300]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 3:25PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[My pc says it can't find gpedit.msc.... What else should I do?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[what2do]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 3:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[I had to reformat and reload windows.  I couldn't run any antivirus software or malware.  I also couldn't get any windows update.  Reformatted C drive after putting all documents on D drive.  Reformatted and reinstalled windows and antivirus and malware before accessing D drive.  Then cleaned D drive so I would not become reinfected and have to do the same thing again.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Cox]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 4:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[I actually downloaded and ran windows defender because we were having issues with the virus protection not being recognized as well as it wasn't uploading the current database for viruses or windows update.  There were a couple of other things it was doing as well.  As soon as I ran it, and it didn't say it found anything either everything corrected itself I was able to run windows update, run the anti-virus as well and is updating that.  Unless something gets into the mother board and totally fries something there is no need to go out and get a new computer.  I agree keep extra portable memory storage for things you don't want to loose, back up, back up, back up anytime you have something new you want to save.  We had just gotten done in Dec putting a new copy of windows on so I was not happy about the prospect of reformatting everything again!     ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pushka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 1st 2009 1:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA["Buy a new computer???"  Yeah, and you'd better get rid of all your old underwear, dig up your garden, and change the oil on your car.  This is ridiculous.  Even if they don't have a "fix" for it today, you can be sure that antivirus companies are working overtime to come up with a cleaner.  If it's not ready today, it'll be ready tomorrow or the next.  Just keep those antivirus and anti-malware detection files updated, and run them regularly.  Of course, you DO have a router (hardware firewall), don't you?  And you DO run AVG or something similar in the background, and scan every night - right?  And you DO scan with Malwarebytes every few days... correct?  And you DO regularly update Windows... n'cest pas? And you DON'T go blindly downloading pictures and files from porn sites... of course not.  So, go back to sleep.  You're fine.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DoctorBob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 3:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[yep got my desktop like 3-4 months ago cant download any fixes cause it prevents me from going to the microsoft website cant download antivirus or security either it blocks and it took full control of my firewall disabling all my antivirus and secruity <br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[peppie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 4:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[Peppie,<br><br>  Things nowadays are really weird so,  go to mcafee.com.  That is where I got mine friend.  <br><br>God bless You,<br><br>Clinton H.<br><br>  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[clinton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 6:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[whjat kind of sick &^%$# person does this.Jail time with a bunch of horny prisioners when they find the bugger.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[costa]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 4:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[this virus scan is not free as aol says it is it will cost you 49.99 as always aol lies to you thank you aol keep up the good work.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mikey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 5:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[It would be nice if someone tells you where some of the people were getting it.  What web sites?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[just me]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 4:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[If you're going to relaod your operating system then use Freespire (which is a Linux flavour) rather than MS Windows as a) it is FREE (yes, really), b) it DOES NOT SUFFER from these stupid Windows security problems, and c) it will run FAST on even older PCs so YOU DON'T NEED TO BUY A NEW ONE.<br><br>This is real - I use it at home and other linux variants on my work machine. Big companies (like IBM) are behind Linux - it's not just teenagers in their bedrooms creating this stuff.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[martjewell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 4:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[Buy an Apple and you wouldnt have to worry about this kind of stuff...haha]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 5:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[It costs quite a bit to buy one of those. As much as i want one.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 27th 2009 2:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have lost count of the number of pages I have visited looking for the software. I have YET TO FIND IT. SOME PAGES I HAVE VISITED MORE THAN ONCE. I NEVER  FOUND  IT SO FORGET IT.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mamie greene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 7:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[Simply install Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex as your operating system and you will never suffer from malware again]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles Norrie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 10:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[i have the worm virus it says security system found 300 viruses on your computer pay 45 dollars for full scan. keeps popping up<br>and nothing i can do its mall ware  is fake no viruses all malware protection is a scam as long as its about this]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ronald]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 5:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[You have propably got antivirus 2008 or antivirus 2009.  It is a malware that installs itself when you try to click it off. It will rename all your files and prevent you from opening them. You will need help from a professional to get rid of it because you will not be able to go online and download the fix.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[annie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 6:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[As Annie said, you probably have the Antivirus 2008 or 2009.  I used Malwarebytes Anti Malware to remove this from the computer, and it saved my system.  Search for it at download.com.  This program is freeware, but it does not self update or do real time scans...  Definitely not to be used as a primary program.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[dslyohio44439]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 25th 2009 2:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on What Is the Conficker Virus and Should You Be Worried?]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/what-is-the-conflicker-virus-and-should-you-be-worried/</guid><description><![CDATA[Go to download.com or just go to the AVG.com website and download avg8.0. it's free and it WORKS.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 28th 2009 10:30PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
