Moderators DennisD Posted September 29, 2010 Moderators Share Posted September 29, 2010 Scary stuff indeed. The Stuxnet worm is the first known malicious software designed to destroy or sabotage factories, power plants, refineries or other industrial installations. Hackers Unleash Worm That Damages Real World: It's like an April 1st story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted September 29, 2010 Moderators Share Posted September 29, 2010 yup, it has countries running to beef up national firewalls (for those that have them) but like everything else they'll get those up just in time for the next threat to surface #WorldofTerror ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Eh, *updates Antivirus.* Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corona Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Sorta reminds me of that hit job by the Mossad that was YouTubed earlier this year. +30,000 computers infected in the Iran nuke plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted September 30, 2010 Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2010 Iran are denying that anything which has to do with nuclear systems has been infected by it http://www.infowars.com/iran-claims-stuxnet-worm-did-not-hit-nuclear-systems Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted September 30, 2010 Author Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2010 It's pretty scary that as much, or more, damage could be done by a few words of code than by a bomb. The new millennium promised so much, but we're for sure getting more than we bargained for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 More news. Well, news to me. From guardian.co.uk E. M. Forster wrote The Machine Stops in 1909, imagine. This links to it but is isn't too quick to read. LINK The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted September 30, 2010 Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2010 Now just imagine governments sending in guys like the Navy seals to take out a hacker that has caused a nuclear catastrophe. They don't need to physically bomb us anymore, they can use our own infrastructure against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted September 30, 2010 Author Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2010 The guys who write these programs are nothing short of brilliant, albeit a misguided brilliance. The most interesting thing I've ever read connected with this stuff is an article called "The Enemy Within", which may have been originally posted on here some time back, I'm not sure. I began reading this article, which is written more or less in the style of a novel, with the half interest I usually give to journalistic endeavours, but before long I was totally locked in to this story. It really is an amazing article, and enthralled me from start to finish. I keep it bookmarked, as like a good novel, it's worth reading more than once. It mightn't grab others in that way, but have a read, you might enjoy it. The Enemy Within: (The Conficker Computer “worm”) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted September 30, 2010 Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2010 Yes Dennis it was mentioned here http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=28084 Definitely worth a read for anyone who hasn't read it. Unbelievable and scary. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted September 30, 2010 Author Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2010 Thanks hazel. That was only 4 months ago, but it sure feels a lot longer than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Yep, I got hooked and read it all again. This time developed the feeling that it is not over at all. The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted September 30, 2010 Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2010 Super Geek article about stuxnet http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid14_gci1521016,00.html ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted September 30, 2010 Author Moderators Share Posted September 30, 2010 Here's something I didn't know about the Conficker episode. One of the initiall main causes of Confickers spread were the millions of unvalidated and therefore unpatched illegal Windows installations, and they were given an amnesty to have their machines patched. I'm pretty sure a lot of them wouldn't have taken up that offer. If you are a pirate Windows user, you have amnesty for critical downloads so get the Conficker patch as soon as possible. Remember, we may be forgetting about the worm, but Conficker's authors still have the capability to inflict harm. Whether that will happen is anybody's guess, but making sure your computer is secure is always the best policy. http://www.pcworld.com/article/162570/is_conficker_finally_history.html And it's still out there, or maybe in here. Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icedrake Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 It's watching and waiting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted November 26, 2010 Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2010 I found this interesting, gives quite a lot of info. Some of the questions are as scary as the answers http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002066.html Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted November 26, 2010 Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2010 That was indeed a good find Hazelnut, and an interesting read that they think it's government/state backed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishi Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Why would some brilliant people use their abilities for the bad and not for the good?? I think that too much intelligence can make someone "blind" as to say misguided. I love computer maintenance tasks. Some of my favorite programs: Wordpad -basic word processing Notepad - temporary clipboard and basic scripting module Windows Media Player 12- video, music and online radio player Windows Media Center - live TV, local FM radio CCleaner- handy computer maintenance tool If something fails to work after using the registry cleaner, use SYSTEM RESTORE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan_rulz Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Update: http://www.neowin.net/news/researcher-claims-stuxnet-was-a-usisrael-joint-venture Simplicity is hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 It will never come out, but I think it was either: indeed a US-IL joint venture or a very VERY clever other government, who knew it'd LOOK like a US-IL job. Either way, I think Russia is probably right about the whole "second chernobyl" thing. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted March 5, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted March 5, 2011 It's probably some nerdy genius kid, has no mates, terrified of girls, squeezes his spots as a hobby, sits at his computer all day, and is pretty much pee'd off with the world in general. He could be on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Bahaha Wargames style, Dennis? winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted March 5, 2011 Author Moderators Share Posted March 5, 2011 Bahaha Wargames style, Dennis? Yep, you've nailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 He was just bored, figured he'd mess around with Iranian nuclear power plants. winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Fast Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Why would some brilliant people use their abilities for the bad and not for the good?? I think that too much intelligence can make someone "blind" as to say misguided. Some do so, out of defiance. To prove that the impossible really isn't impossible with the right knowledge. Mostly for notoriety, or to get known because of the brilliance of their evil. Sometimes, to do damage because of religious extremist beliefs, or other things that anger & bother them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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