Re: conficker "chatter" on twitter is heating up

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

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> > "If you are infected with #conficker, just go do Windows Update."
> >
> > Right, secboy, how on earth are they supposed to *get* to Windows
> > Update?

"net stop dnscache"

That allows infected machines to reach sites blocked by Conficker.

http://esupport.trendmicro.com/pages/How-to-restore-access-to-Trend-Micro-a
nd-other-security-sites-that-have-been-blocked-by-malware-infections.aspx

- - ferg

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