Conficker instant eye - chart

[johngalt]

Conficker (aka Downadup, Kido) is known to block access to over 100 anti-virus and security websites.

If you are blocked from loading the remote images in the first row of the top table above (AV/security sites) but not blocked from loading the remote images in the second row (websites of alternative operating systems) then your Windows PC may be infected by Conficker (or some other malicious software).

If you can see all six images in both rows of the top table, you are either not infected by Conficker, or you may be using a proxy server, in which case you will not be able to use this test to make an accurate determination, since Conficker will be unable to block you from viewing the AV/security sites.

Test your machine @ Conficker Eye Chart

 

[Mark]

That's pretty good if it's accurate, it means I am all good as I can see all the images, thanks John

 

[johngalt]

It is accurate - that is one of the reasons Downadup was hard to get rid of - it knew where you'd go looking and pre-blocked those sites.

Check HiJack log sites and read up on Downadup....one of the more effective Anti-malware site blocking methods used.

 

[Jacee]

I be good as far as the test goes

 

[Brink]

I see all of them to, but the top of the chart is a bit blurry. I guess I flunked then and need glasses.

 

[johngalt]

Nah, just stop drinking earlier.

 

[Night Hawk]

The DOWNAD / Conficker Worm

April 1 has come and gone…

• The good news: We had no reports of new major infections as a result of Conficker.
• The bad news: While we can’t predict specific behavior for Conficker, we know it is creating a large botnet of infected PCs so that cybercriminals may at some point send spam, steal personal information (user IDs, passwords, credit card info, etc.) and direct users to malicious websites used for phishing or downloading malware. We also know that there are still infected machines across the world which will continue to attempt to recruit additional PCs into this botnet. The DOWNAD / Conficker Worm - Trend Micro USA

I guess I'm in the clear since it took longer to load the eye exam page then to post this!:roflmao:

 

[garysgold]

Looks like I'm good.

 

[jfar]

Looking good here too.

 

[SIW2]

Good here too. Thanks for posting that John, beat me to it.

PCTools sent me an email directing me to the Conficker Working Group Site , including that chart.

 

[Dwarf]

No problems here either. All 6 images present and correct.

 

[Joan Archer]

I was OK with that link as well but I'd seen it before coming here, but it's nice to see it's getting around so people can check their machines

 

[johngalt]

- Yeah, M$ MVP Harry Waldron posted it at CoU - I decided to post it here as not many of those readers come here and vice versa....

 

[Night Hawk]

No harm done for sure! It's rather humerous as well to some extent when you look at it since most will never even see any Conficker infection to start with. Instead they will likely get winged by some adware or other bug floating around at some point.

 

[Joan Archer]

- Yeah, M$ MVP Harry Waldron posted it at CoU - I decided to post it here as not many of those readers come here and vice versa....

Yes he posted it at AumHa as well which is were I saw it

 

[DocBrown]

Thanks johngalt for the test. I am passing it on to many of my email friends.

 

[Lebon14]

I see everything
That means I'm OK

Good to know that my anti-virus-less PC isn't infected XD

 

[Night Hawk]

I wouldn't be in any rush to buy any! "Conficker Fears spread fake AV products" That falls under the heading of "CyberCrime & Doing Time" CyberCrime & Doing Time: Conficker Fears spread fake AV products

That's just one of many similar reports on the bogus Conficker threat apparently another online scam. Scare everyone into buying bogus softwares and the April fools is on them!

With countless types of viruses, trojans, trojan downloaders, adwares, spybots running a system without any protection is leaving a door wide open for anything not just one hoax.

 

[96accord]

Good to know that my anti-virus-less PC isn't infected XD

lol

Yeah glad mine isn't either

 

[Night Hawk]

I caught one article on Conficker late friday I thought where someone at MS was being interviewed and commented on the obvious fake or simple variant of three previous I-Worms with that name.

The thing most don't realize about that type of virus is that you have to initiate it first with a right click to save to drive and then double clicking to see what the file is. Most are just like any other executable and are easy to avoid by simply not saving or trying to open but a simple deletion.

Any time you see any incoming mail by an unknown simply treat it like spam and send it on it's way and you won't have to worry about ... :shock: "it got me!" "me no feel too good now..."