What to do?

So far so good I'm not detecting anything. What does the conficker virus show under as?

I'm not sure I'm guessing as a threat

From what I've seen it might appear as something along the lines of either of these names

Win32/Conficker.B
TA08-297A
CVE-2008-4250
VU827267
Win32/Conficker.A
Mal/Conficker-A
Trojan.Win32.Agent.bccs
W32.Downadup.B
or as Confickr

Thanks I will keep a lookout for that

Thank you, I'll be on the lookout.

Whew I'm not infected 'YET'

They also say that it restricts you from entering anti-virus websites to prevent you from destroying 'it'.

Well it's 11 past 12 where I live. So far nothing and looking good atm.

Well my scan is done and I am clean so far

Conflicker presents a threat to computers that don't have anti virus and the windows on the computer has not been updated. If you have updated your windows since October when Microsoft released the patch that fixes the hole that conflicker gets through and have kept your anti virus up to date then you're fine. It's sad but something like 30% of computers do not have anti virus and do not keep there windows updated. The other way that conflicker can infect your PC is if you have used a USB drive off of an infected computer. Conflicker gets from the USB drive and onto your computer by using the auto run feature. My advice is to not be sharing any files or data with computers that you're not sure about.

On that note I am glad to say that conflicker is not in my computer.

I'm still kinda confused about the virus though. Lets say your computer does get infected, and its past 12, are we suppose to see something happen like pop-ups start popping up everywhere?

I have no idea. I'm still baiting my breath about this...
Hopefully I can stick this out...

and


If you are infected with the worm, you are currently at complete risk and you need to use all antivirus programmes you have access to immediately. Turning off your computer will not save your computer at all. Once you connect to the internet [if you have the worm] it will execute. Again, if you don't have it [you're not an idiot and download random stuff] then you are most likely not at risk.

Again, turning off your computer will do nothing if you are infected. If you have been travelling to trusted websites recently, then you'll probably be fine to continue. If you have been downloading torrents that don't work or random files from the net, you may be at risk.

OK, you guys heard what Hibia said, not connecting for a day won't save you.

I know I've never used Windows as my main OS, but from my experiences with it, the best way to get rid of worms has been a clean reinstall. Few viruses can survive that and I'm almost certain this worm can't. I think it's more efficient and reliable than using tons of antivirus software.

So, it's April 1st. Been so for a good couple of hours.

Since my computer's fine, can I assume that my computer wasn't infected? Or do I need to wait until April 2nd to be sure?

Also, avast gave me a little message saying that they were ready for the virus, but they didn't bother to say that they had scanned my computer and made sure I was safe. What the hell?

I think I'm safe atm. Nothing has happened so far. And I hope it stays that way.

Not everyone dual-boots. And you don't need "tons" of antivirus software. An antivirus or two and a firewall are all that are really needed. You may not even need that much if you practice safe sex surfing habits.

i just ran norton and micro and nothing's on any of my 3 drives. can you imagine is this was just an april fool day joke? that'd be ridiculous

So far I got nothing. So I guess it safe to say atm that I don't got that virus.

lol,
APRIL FOOL!
I'd be funny if conficker was a giant joke.

Have there been any reports from computers that were infected? >.>