Comments on: The real power behind Conficker http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/14/the-real-power-behind-conficker/ Blogging in the real world Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:59:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Butuan City http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/14/the-real-power-behind-conficker/comment-page-1/#comment-61633 Butuan City Mon, 25 May 2009 05:29:35 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5189#comment-61633 They should really known the inportance of a blogengine so that they can make their own,thanks for sharing it, They should really known the inportance of a blogengine so that they can make their own,thanks for sharing it,

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]]> By: Chris Dixon http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/14/the-real-power-behind-conficker/comment-page-1/#comment-42662 Chris Dixon Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:17:37 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5189#comment-42662 I'm a bit late commenting here- took a while to get the solar powered laptop working. I was reading Davey Winder's latest missive on the Conficker worm, PC Pro issue 175, when he suggests several possible payloads. It struck me however, that there may be an alternative payload that has not been considered so far. Given that one of the properties of Conficker is the ability to open over 16 million simultaneous connections from an infected machine, could the payload be the creation of a hugely massive neural network in order to open the door for the evolution of an A.I. on the Internet? This begs the question, is a team of people actively working towards this or is the A.I. already there, preparing the way for its next evolutionary leap?? Keep up the good work and please excuse the paranoia. I’m a bit late commenting here- took a while to get the solar powered laptop working.

I was reading Davey Winder’s latest missive on the Conficker worm, PC Pro issue 175, when he suggests several possible payloads. It struck me however, that there may be an alternative payload that has not been considered so far.

Given that one of the properties of Conficker is the ability to open over 16 million simultaneous connections from an infected machine, could the payload be the creation of a hugely massive neural network in order to open the door for the evolution of an A.I. on the Internet?

This begs the question, is a team of people actively working towards this or is the A.I. already there, preparing the way for its next evolutionary leap??

Keep up the good work and please excuse the paranoia.

]]> By: technogeist http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/14/the-real-power-behind-conficker/comment-page-1/#comment-35621 technogeist Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:54:18 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5189#comment-35621 Norton CleanSweep (SystemWorks) used to handle registry monitoring etc, for clean removal of programs. Not sure if it's available these days, as I haven't used it since 2002/3. I think Server 2008 will soon have App-V which virtualises an application's registry entries. (or something like that) Norton CleanSweep (SystemWorks) used to handle registry monitoring etc, for clean removal of programs. Not sure if it’s available these days, as I haven’t used it since 2002/3.

I think Server 2008 will soon have App-V which virtualises an application’s registry entries. (or something like that)

]]> By: Steve Cassidy http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/14/the-real-power-behind-conficker/comment-page-1/#comment-35365 Steve Cassidy Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:35:39 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5189#comment-35365 Sir needs VMWare server and the "snapshot/rollback" feature. Sir needs VMWare server and the “snapshot/rollback” feature.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/14/the-real-power-behind-conficker/comment-page-1/#comment-35225 Anthony Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:15:20 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5189#comment-35225 Speaking as a total Noob(?) I for one see exactly what you are getting at. I hate the fact that I have a system, that should run any program I choose to use,which requires nay demands that I install safety features before I can do anything else. I want a system that will let me install a program, try it out and if I don't like it I can uninstall it completely, without leaving bits of itself lying around in obscure files or icons at the click of a button. We Noobs (?) are a simple lot and need to have our hands held. All that is required is for us to know how to work the damn thing not how it bloody works. We leave that to you techies to come up with the solution. Maybe if MS or Apple talked to some of us they might get it right in future. Speaking as a total Noob(?) I for one see exactly what you are getting at. I hate the fact that I have a system, that should run any program I choose to use,which requires nay demands that I install safety features before I can do anything else. I want a system that will let me install a program, try it out and if I don’t like it I can uninstall it completely, without leaving bits of itself lying around in obscure files or icons at the click of a button. We Noobs (?) are a simple lot and need to have our hands held. All that is required is for us to know how to work the damn thing not how it bloody works. We leave that to you techies to come up with the solution. Maybe if MS or Apple talked to some of us they might get it right in future.

]]> By: hjlupton http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/14/the-real-power-behind-conficker/comment-page-1/#comment-35029 hjlupton Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:05:23 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5189#comment-35029 The main problem I have with windows is that everything seems to feel the need to plug in to the Windows registry, this is by no means essential to the operation of the application as there are many apps that are completely self contained. However, too many applications plug themselves in deeply to the OS, if someone can explain to me why photoshop has to be embedded deep in the registry, i'd be grateful of an explanation. Adobe are not the worst offenders of this, but they are very prominent in my mind. I completely agree with the argument that in 2009 we should not need to be installing AV software as a matter of necessity. On OS X and Linux, it is largely irrelevant despite a couple of viruses making it into the wild. In these cases it actually required the user to install the virus themselves (and anyone who does that should not be let anywhere near a computer). Windows should have been locked down a long long time ago, as it stands there is too much scope for sloppy code by developers. If the system was locked down and applications were kept modular a la *nix then surely the need for AV software would be massively reduced, and there would be less scope for hackers to "backdoor" into the system. The main problem I have with windows is that everything seems to feel the need to plug in to the Windows registry, this is by no means essential to the operation of the application as there are many apps that are completely self contained.

However, too many applications plug themselves in deeply to the OS, if someone can explain to me why photoshop has to be embedded deep in the registry, i’d be grateful of an explanation. Adobe are not the worst offenders of this, but they are very prominent in my mind.

I completely agree with the argument that in 2009 we should not need to be installing AV software as a matter of necessity. On OS X and Linux, it is largely irrelevant despite a couple of viruses making it into the wild. In these cases it actually required the user to install the virus themselves (and anyone who does that should not be let anywhere near a computer).

Windows should have been locked down a long long time ago, as it stands there is too much scope for sloppy code by developers. If the system was locked down and applications were kept modular a la *nix then surely the need for AV software would be massively reduced, and there would be less scope for hackers to “backdoor” into the system.

]]> By: r3loaded http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/14/the-real-power-behind-conficker/comment-page-1/#comment-34958 r3loaded Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:38:55 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5189#comment-34958 There is still Microsoft's research into their Singularity/Midori Project, which will eventually replace the entire Windows system. But ofc, that's years and years away.. There is still Microsoft’s research into their Singularity/Midori Project, which will eventually replace the entire Windows system. But ofc, that’s years and years away..

]]> By: technogeist http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/02/14/the-real-power-behind-conficker/comment-page-1/#comment-34807 technogeist Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:00:27 +0000 http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/?p=5189#comment-34807 OK Steve, point taken. How to reach n00bs? Definitely an interesting problem for a magazine targeting pros and enthusiasts. (don't for one second believe I'd like the mag to be dumbed down. Eeeek!) Perhaps an online section, at least that way you'll get indexed by the search engines. OK Steve, point taken.

How to reach n00bs? Definitely an interesting problem for a magazine targeting pros and enthusiasts. (don’t for one second believe I’d like the mag to be dumbed down. Eeeek!)

Perhaps an online section, at least that way you’ll get indexed by the search engines.

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