Virus Conficker

Introduction

Conficker, also known as Downup, Downandup, Conflicker, and Kido, is a computer worm that surfaced November 21st, 2008 with Conficker.A and targets the Microsoft Windows operating system. The worm exploits a known vulnerability (MS08-067) in the Windows Server service used by Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7 Beta. The latest variant (Conficker.C) will begin checking for a payload to download on March 31st, 2009. Conficker.A and Conficker.B variants continue to check for payloads each with a distinct domain generation algorithm.

Operation

The Conficker worm spreads itself primarily through a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Server Service on Windows computers. The worm uses a specially crafted RPC request to execute code on the target computer.

When executed on a computer, Conficker disables a number of system services such as Windows Automatic Update, Windows Security Center, Windows Defender and Windows Error Reporting.

It receives further instructions by connecting to a server or peer and receiving a binary update. The instructions it receives may include to propagate, gather personal information and to download and install additional malware onto the victim's computer. The worm also attaches itself to certain Windows processes such as svchost.exe, explorer.exe and services.exe.

The worm seems to implement some of the ideas presented by Fucs, Paes de Barros e Pereira at the Blackhat Briefings Europe 2007, specifically: digitally signed additional payload, use of PRNG for communication and P2P communication.

Payload

The "A" and "B" variants of Conficker will create an HTTP server and open a random port between 1024 and 10000. If the remote machine is exploited successfully, the victim will connect back to the HTTP server and download a worm copy. It will also reset System Restore points, and download files to the target computer.

Symptoms of infection

• Account lockout policies being reset automatically.

• Certain Microsoft Windows services such as Automatic Updates, BITS, Windows Defender, and Error Reporting Services are automatically disabled.
  

• Domain controllers respond slowly to client requests.

• System network gets unusually congested. This can be checked with network traffic chart on Windows Task Manager.

• On websites related to antivirus software, Windows system updates cannot be accessed.

• Launches a brute force attack against administrator passwords to help it spread through ADMIN$ shares, making choice of sensible passwords advisable.
  

• Port 445/TCP scanning (A/B)
  

• Multicast UPnP requests
  

• High-port TCP and UDP P2P Activity
  

• Abnormal DNS lookup activty
  

Impact

Experts say it is the worst infection since the SQL Slammer. Estimates of the number of computers infected range from almost 9 million PCs to 15 million computers, however a conservative minimum estimate is more like 3 million which is more than enough to cause great harm.

Another anti-virus software vendor, Panda Security, reported that of the 2 million computers analyzed through ActiveScan, around 115,000 (6%) were infected with this malware.

The potential scale of infection is large because 30 percent of Windows computers do not have the Microsoft Windows patch released in October 2008 to block this vulnerability.

The U.K. Ministry of Defence reported that some of its major systems and desktops were infected. The worm has spread across administrative offices, NavyStar/N* desktops aboard various Royal Navy warships and Royal Navy submarines, and Hospitals across the city of Sheffield reported infection of over 800 computers.

On February 1, 2009, Schools in the town of Rochdale, England were infected. The virus spread to 13 schools estimated to have infected 7,500 computers.

On February 13, the Bundeswehr reported that some hundred of their computers were infected.

On March 27, 2009, the British Director of Parliamentary ICT released a (leaked) memo stating that the House of Commons computer network has been infected with the virus and called for all people who have access the network to use caution and to not connect any unauthorized equipment to the network.

Worldwide Conficker infection :

Malaysia & Indonesia infection:

Response

On February 12, 2009, Microsoft announced the formation of a technology industry collaboration to combat the effects of Conficker. Organizations involved in this collaborative effort include Microsoft, Afilias, ICANN, Neustar, Verisign, CNNIC, Public Internet Registry, Global Domains International, Inc., M1D Global, AOL, Symantec, F-Secure, ISC, researchers from Georgia Tech, The Shadowserver Foundation, Arbor Networks and Support Intelligence.

As of February 13, 2009, Microsoft is offering a $250,000 USD reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the criminals behind the creation and/or distribution of Conficker.
Patching and removal

On 15 October 2008 Microsoft released a patch (MS08-067) to fix the vulnerability. Removal tools are available from Microsoft, BitDefender, ESET, Symantec, Sophos, and Kaspersky Lab, while McAfee and AVG can remove it with an on-demand scan. While Microsoft has released patches for the later Windows XP Service Packs 2 and 3 and Windows 2000 SP4 and Vista, it has not released any patch for Windows XP Service Pack 1 or earlier versions (excluding Windows 2000 SP4), as the support period for these service packs has expired. Since the virus can spread via USB drives that trigger AutoRun, disabling the AutoRun feature for external media (through modifying the Windows Registry) is recommended. However the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team describe Microsoft's guidelines on disabling Autorun as being "not fully effective," and they provide their own guides. Microsoft has released a removal guide for the worm via the Microsoft website.

Also, on March 16, 2009, BitDefender released an updated tool to remove the already famous Downadup/Conficker worm on a new domain that has not been blocked by the malicious computer code at a website called "bdtools.net", it also comes as a separate installer dedicated to network administrators. In this way, the scanner can be dispatched throughout networks in order to remotely scan and disinfect workstations.

How to Remove Conficker Virus

The conficker computer worm, also known as downup, downandup and Kido first surfaced in 2008 but as of January 17, IBN Live reports that 6.5 million computers have already been infected by this virus. The Register also reports that 3 in 10 windows PC are vulnerable to conficker attacks.

Downad / conficker symptoms
When the downadup or conficker worm is executed in a PC, win 32 downadup virus disables systems such as the Windows Automatic Update, Windows Security Center, Windows Defender and Windows Error Reporting. The downadup worm also gathers personal information and installs malware into the infected computer. The downadup worm also attaches to several windows processes including svchost.exe, explorer.exe and services.exe. Other symptoms are enumerated in this site.

Removing conficker worm
Several Win32 conficker removal tools are now available but because the conficker worm also spreads through portable storage devices such as USB drives, disabling your PC’s autorun feature for external media is recommended. Here is how to remove conficker with a conficker remover:

Download downadup/conficker remover

The above conficker remove link downloads the Symantec W32.Downadup Removal Tool. You can also use the F-SECURE Malware Removal Tool and Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal tool.

You can also read the following articles to learn more how you can protect your PC from Conficker virus, repair conficker virus damage and how you can manually remove conficker:

Virus alert about the Win32/Conficker.B worm

Protecting Against the Rampant Conficker Worm

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The Conficker Virus

A new computer virus is spreading across the Internet, but security experts say that it hasn’t resulted in much damage and that its impact is primarily psychological.


The virus, called Conficker or Downadup, first appeared in November but has recently become more prevalent, infecting millions of machines by some estimates. Technically it’s a worm, a kind of malicious software that automatically spreads itself from computer to computer. The cyber-security community is up in arms because worms haven’t been an issue for years.

Over the course of the decade, computer hackers shifted their techniques away from rapidly spreading worms—people will remember worms like “blaster” and “Melissa” that shut down entire offices for a day or two—towards targeted snippets of code that are harder to detect. The reason: money. Worms are basically a big irritant; code that gets past security software can be used to steal information or make a computer send spam email, both of which command a big price on the black market.

In theory, Conficker could be used for these nefarious purposes, but to date it hasn’t been. “This is serious to the extent that it is a return of a threat that we haven’t seen in some time,” says Alfred Huger, a security researcher at Symantec. Michael Argast of the security company Sophos adds that all Conficker is doing now is “causing headaches for IT administrators.”

Microsoft issued a software update that protects computers from Conficker in October. Most anti-virus software will also stop it. The result is that while Conficker is spreading rapidly, it is mainly doing so in parts of the world where people haven’t updated their systems. About 29% of infections are in China, followed by Argentina, Brazil, Russia, and India, according to Symantec. Many of these countries are among those with the highest rate of software piracy, which probably isn’t a coincidence. Less than 1% of infections appear to be in the U.S. according to multiple security researchers.

Conficker is, by all accounts, a pretty sophisticated piece of software. So why would a hacker put it out there if he didn’t intend to use it to make money? Ryan Sherstobitoff, a security evangelist with Panda Security, says it may just be a big distraction to divert attention from “a monster data breach that no one knows about yet.” As for Conficker itself? “I don’t think it’s time to panic,” he says.

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children ( VII Fainaru Fantajī Sebun Adobento Chirudoren?) is a 2005 CGI film directed by Tetsuya Nomura and Takeshi Nozue and produced by Yoshinori Kitase and Shinji Hashimoto. It was written by Kazushige Nojima and the music was composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Advent Children was the first announced title in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series.

The film is based on the highly successful 1997 console role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. It is set two years after the events of the game, and follows Cloud Strife as he unravels the cause of a mysterious plague called "Geostigma" that has beset the population.

Advent Children received mixed reviews from critics, attaining an approval rating of 40% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. In 2005, the film received the "Maria Award" at the Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, and at the 2007 American Anime Awards it was awarded "best anime feature". As of 2006, the DVD and UMD releases of Advent Children have sold over 10.5 million copies worldwide.

Plot

Two years after the events of Final Fantasy VII, the survivors of Midgar have begun to build a new city, Edge, on the outskirts of the old metropolis. A strange disease known as "Geostigma" has arisen. After Cloud's showdown with Sephiroth, he has been living with Tifa in Edge. Marlene and an orphaned boy named Denzel have been entrusted to their care. After receiving a message from Tifa, Cloud is attacked by three men, Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo, who believe that he has hidden their "mother". The leader, Kadaj, ends the battle as he discovers that Cloud does not have their "mother". Cloud responds to a message from Tifa, who tells him that the Turks have a job for him. At the meeting place, Cloud discovers that Rufus Shinra is still alive. Rufus attempts to enlist Cloud's help to stop the trio, but fails. Kadaj arrives and demands that Rufus tell him where to find his "mother". It is revealed that his "mother" is Jenova's remains, and is somehow connected to the cause of the Geostigma. The trio are planning a new "reunion" that will culminate in an assault on the Planet.

Loz arrives at Aerith's church in an attempt to find Jenova's remains, and is confronted by Tifa. After battling Tifa, he receives instructions on his cell phone to capture Marlene. Kadaj and the gang begin collecting children infected with Geostigma, including Denzel and the uninfected Marlene, and take them to the Forgotten City. Cloud attempts to rescue them but fails, and is quickly defeated, and is then rescued by Vincent Valentine, who reveals to Cloud what the trio is seeking and that it could result in the return of Sephiroth. Cloud agrees to return to Edge and face Kadaj in battle. In Edge, the trio call forth several monsters to attack the populace, including the summon "Bahamut SIN". While Cloud's companions deal with Bahamut SIN, Reno and Rude try to take care of Yazoo and Loz until Cloud arrives. Cloud and his friends are able to dispatch the monsters and Bahamut SIN.

In a nearby building, Rufus reveals to Kadaj that he has been in possession of Jenova's remains all along. He throws the box containing it from the edge of the building. Kadaj dives after the remains and recovers it, but Rufus shoots the box and damages it. Kadaj spots Cloud in pursuit of him, and is followed to the ruins of Midgar. They battle each other in Aerith's church. Kadaj destroys the flowerbed, which releases an outflow of Lifestream-infused water that cures Cloud's Geostigma. Kadaj flees to the ruins of Shinra Headquarters, where they continue their fight. He distracts Cloud with the box containing Jenova's remains, which he absorbs into his body and transforms into Sephiroth. He reveals that once those who die from the Geostigma return to the Lifestream, he will be able to control it and use the Planet as a vessel to travel space in search of a new planet for him to rule. Cloud defeats Sephiroth, who dissipates, leaving a weakened Kadaj at Cloud's mercy. Aerith begins to pour healing rain across Edge, curing the people of their Geostigma. She tells Kadaj to be at rest, who believes her voice to be that of his "mother", and he is taken by the Lifestream. Cloud is then shot by Yazoo in the back, who is also succumbing to the healing rain. He and Loz prepare one final blast at Cloud, resulting in a large explosion that disintegrates them and engulfs Cloud.

Afterward, Cloud appears surrounded by a white light, and Aerith and Zack are heard. Zack tells Cloud that his place is not with them yet, and sends him back. Cloud awakens in a pool of Lifestream-infused water in Aerith's church, surrounded by his friends and the citizens of Edge. After curing the Geostigma-infected children, he turns and sees Aerith crouching by some children. As she stands and walks to the doorway, she turns back to assure Cloud that she is all right, and steps into a white light with Zack.

 
Cast
Cloud Strife
A former mercenary, Cloud is now living with Tifa in Edge, working as a courier for the "Strife Delivery Service" that Tifa set up in her new bar. He is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai in the Japanese version and Steve Burton in the English version.

Tifa Lockhart
Tifa is Cloud's steady friend and possible love intrest, urging him to come to terms with the unwarranted guilt he has placed on himself. She is also looking after Barret's daughter Marlene and the orphaned boy Denzel. She is voiced by Ayumi Ito in the Japanese version and Rachael Leigh Cook in the English version.

Aerith Gainsborough
Aerith makes brief appearances in Cloud's memories as his spiritual guide. She tries to make him get on with his life and explains that he was not the reason for her death. She is voiced by Maaya Sakamoto in the Japanese version and Mena Suvari in the English version.

Vincent Valentine
Vincent reveals several plot elements to Cloud, such as the cause of the Geostigma and Kadaj's intentions to bring back Sephiroth. Is the only character in the movie that knows what is going on, even the intentions of Kadaj.(Something not even Rufus was aware of) He is voiced by Shōgo Suzuki in the Japanese version and Steven Blum in the English version.

Marlene Wallace
Barrett's adopted daughter. Unaffected by the Geostigma, Marlene cares for her friend Denzel, who has been infected by the disease. She is voiced by Miyū Tsuzurahara in the Japanese version and Grace Rolek in the English version.

Denzel
Denzel is an orphaned boy living with Tifa, Cloud, and Marlene. Being infected by the Geostigma, he suffers tremendous pain. He is voiced by Kyōsuke Ikeda in the Japanese version and Benjamin Bryan in the English version.

Sephiroth
After being resurrected by Kadaj, Sephiroth reveals that he has been using Geostigma in a plan to corrupt the Lifestream and grant him control of the entire planet. He is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa in the Japanese version and George Newbern in the English version.

Rufus Shinra
Thought to be dead, Rufus returns with the intention of repairing the damage his company had caused to the world. He has been infected by the Geostigma disease and must be in a wheelchair. Rufus is also in possession of Jenova's remains. He is voiced by Tōru Ōkawa in the Japanese version and Wally Wingert in the English version.

Kadaj
Kadaj is the leader of the "Remnants of Sephiroth" trio, also consisting of Loz and Yazoo. Representing Sephiroth's anger and cruelty, he is the youngest of the three and also the most vengeful. His goal is to find Jenova, who he believes is his "Mother", and conquer the planet. He is voiced by Showtaro Morikubo in the Japanese version and Steve Staley in the English version.

Loz
The eldest of the three Remnants, representing Sephiroth's masculinity and strength. He is a large, angry young man with short, cropped hair. However, he is very sensitive and cries when disappointed. He is voiced by Kenji Nomura in the Japanese version and Fred Tatasciore in the English version.

Yazoo
The "middle child" of the three Remnants, representing Sephiroth's aloofness and allure. Yazoo is very passive and calm. He uses a gunblade when in combat. Tallest of the three with the longest hair. He is voiced by Yūji Kishi in the Japanese version and Dave Wittenberg in the English version.

 
Production

The idea for Advent Children came about when script writer Kazushige Nojima wrote a script that was "just a story about Cloud and Tifa and the kids". Visual Works, a company that has developed CG films for Square, picked Final Fantasy VII as the theme for a presentation that they were going to create.[1] Square's research and development department worked with them on its launch, and director Tetsuya Nomura joined the crew after producer Yoshinori Kitase called him. Advent Children was originally going to be a game sequel, but Nomura stated that it was not possible due to a number of factors. However, the development team decided to stick with the original plan and work on it as a movie production.[2]

According to Nomura in the DVD commentary, the original movie was only supposed to be 20 minutes. The details of the original story is that it featured someone requesting a message to be sent to Cloud. The message is then relayed to Cloud through several children and, when the message finally reaches Cloud, it is revealed who the messenger is. Although Nomura insisted that he very much liked the original script, as it became the foundation for the theme of the final result of the movie, he decided to make the project more grand in scope because early word of this movie generated so much interest that a demand for the film to be feature length eventually became so great that Nomura complied.

After Square and Enix merged to Square Enix in 2003, the production of the film started. As there was little time, Nomura began developing a textual storyboard instead of a visual storyboard. He made a timeline of the story and wrote down all the elements of the story from the beginning to the end as keywords. The creators of the film had no prior knowledge of how to make a movie, and it was based on their knowledge of in-game movies. They used motion capture in the film's battle scenes, but the parts that were not humanly possible had to be done by hand.[2]

 
Music This section requires expansion.

Main article: Discography of Final Fantasy VII#Advent Children Original Soundtrack

The soundtrack of Advent Children was composed by Nobuo Uematsu and arranged by Kenichiro Fukui (keyboard), Keiji Kawamori (synthesizer), and Tsuyoshi Sekito (guitar).

 
Promotion and release

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children was originally scheduled for a September 14, 2005 release in Japan and a September 13, 2005 release in North America, with Japan obtaining a special release of the DVD with more bonus material and collectible offers than the US release. The official website for the English version of Advent Children had a countdown clock, displaying the number of days, hours, minutes and seconds until this release date.

However, days before the release, Square Enix changed the US release date to a tentative November 2005, a move many felt indicated an attempt by Square Enix to release the film during the lucrative holiday sales times. The estimate for release was changed once again in early November to a January release, and due to the release date being pushed back several times, the timer was removed from the official North American site. When fans noted that the E3 2005 trailer had confirmed the simultaneous September release, Square Enix stated that the trailer was not the real E3 trailer and possibly a fake trailer.

In an article for the website The Digital Bits, it was eventually mentioned that the delays were due to the extra time required to complete the bonus supplements. Finally, in an IGN article on February 13, 2006, it was revealed that April 25, 2006 was the new official North American release date.[3] Later the same day, on an article on 1UP.com, the release date was confirmed yet again, along with the entire English voice cast.[4] Square Enix confirmed the info on their US website, indicating that the film was on track for a certain US release.[5] The official film website was updated with the info and a new countdown timer was implemented.

A special one-time only theatrical screening of the English version of the film took place on April 3, 2006 at the ArcLight movie theatre in Los Angeles. The event was promoted via e-mail to those who subscribed to the Square Enix mailing list. The screening featured trailers of Kingdom Hearts II and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, and was highlighted by appearances of the English language cast and the Japanese developers.

 
Special editions

The European, Australian, and North American DVD is a 2-disc set that includes several bonus features. Certain retailers offered a bonus disc to go with the DVD set. The disc contains a featurette on the English voice-over process, including interviews with Steve Burton (Cloud), Rachael Leigh Cook (Tifa) and Mena Suvari (Aerith). Sony later announced Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (Limited Edition Collector's Set) for release on February 20, 2007 for an MSRP of $49.95.[6] The set included more bonus material than the previous DVD releases.[7]

At the Tokyo Game Show 2006, Square Enix showed a trailer of a director's cut of the film, titled Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete for release on the Blu-ray Disc format. New scenes will be added to the film. The film will also benefit from high-definition video and audio that the Blu-ray format offers. It will also come with a playable demo of Final Fantasy XIII. The cut had formerly been expected to be released in mid 2007, but Square Enix announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2007 that they would postpone the product until 2008.[8]

At the 2008 Square Enix DKΣ3713 Party, it was announced that Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete would be released in March 2009 in Japan,[9] but it was delayed soon after and now has a release date of April 16, 2009. A separate bundle will be sold that includes a demo of Final Fantasy XIII. Both editions will include the first HD trailers of Final Fantasy Versus XIII and Final Fantasy Agito XIII, making them the first released HD trailers of the Fabula Nova Crystallis series. It has also been reported that the film will feature a 20-minute long extra movie on the disc which is an anime version of the "Case of Denzel" chapter featured in the On the Way to a Smile novella.[9] It has also been announced that Advent Children Complete will be released in North America on the 7th of June, 2009. [10]

 
Tie-ins

 
Last Order: Final Fantasy VII
Main article: Last Order: Final Fantasy VII

Last Order: Final Fantasy VII is an original video animation from 2005 directed by Morio Asaka, written by Kazuhiko Inukai, and animated by Madhouse. It was released with the "Ultimate Edition" of Advent Pieces: Limited in Japan and was included in the collector's edition of Advent Children in North America.[6] There is no English dub, and the OVA is subtitled.

The OVA is an anime rendition of two flashbacks that took place in the game. One details events from five years before Final Fantasy VII, revolving around the Nibelheim scenario that focused on Zack Fair, Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, and Sephiroth. The other involves Zack and Cloud on the run from Shinra. The anime cuts back and forth between these two flashbacks, linked by the Turk commander Tseng's reflection on the Nibelheim events.

Last Order also forms the basis of the PlayStation Portable game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, and serves as a tie-in with the mobile phone game Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII, as several of the game's playable Turk characters appear as minor characters, with some getting spoken lines.

 
Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII

Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII is a story digest of Final Fantasy VII, as recalled by Cloud at a time set shortly after the events of Advent Children. It consists of edited scenes from the original PlayStation game and live-action shots of locations seen in the bonus ending. Between flashbacks to the original game's sequences, it relates a short story about Cloud making deliveries while taking phone calls from other members of AVALANCHE.

The basic premise is that Yuffie wants Cloud to take a day off from work, and as a way of telling him she sends a "closed for business" sign to him through Barret. Cloud then calls Tifa and asks her if she can close the bar the next day while he takes a day off from running deliveries. Only the voices of Cloud, Yuffie, Cid, Vincent, and Barret can be heard during the story digest, as there are no actual animated renderings of them featured in Reminiscence. The only CGI in Reminisence is of Cloud's motorcycle parked on the side of the road as Barret gives him Yuffie's package.

 
On the Way to a Smile

On the Way to a Smile is a small series of stories taking place between the time of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. Written by Kazushige Nojima, half of this novella (Case of Denzel) was released in episodes on the official Japanese Advent Children website, while the novella was released in its entirety in V-Jump's Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Prologue book.

The first four chapters are told indirectly through the perspective of Denzel, the young orphan featured in Advent Children. Johnny, the bumbling regular of Tifa's 7th Heaven bar from the original game, has opened up his own bar in the newly built city of Edge. One day Denzel shows up in Johnny's store to have a private meeting with Reeve Tuesti. He has requested an interview with him in the hopes that he may become part of Reeve's newly formed World Restoration Order, an army devoted to rebuilding the planet. Denzel then goes on to tell his life story, including how he became an orphan, the events leading up to his becoming afflicted with Geostigma, and how he came into the care of Tifa and Cloud. He also offers a firsthand account of the events of the fateful day when the Lifestream emerged to save the planet from Meteor. This third of the novella consists of Tifa's account of the events following Meteor's destruction, overlapping in part with Denzel's story. This half of On the Way to a Smile helps to uncover some of the mysteries surrounding the beginning of the film, including identifying its setting and offering further insight into Cloud and Tifa's respective feelings for themselves and one another. A third On the Way to a Smile story was released with the North American limited edition box set of Advent Children. It involves Barret and his struggle with having a weapon for an arm, and trying to find a new energy source for the people of the world, the story also gives insights for the rest of the Avalanche members' lives after the events of Final Fantasy VII.

 
Reception

The DVD release of Advent Children sold over 420,000 copies in Japan in its first week, which was 93% of all published copies at the time.[11] In 2006, Square Enix and Sony announced that the English language DVD and UMD releases combined had sold over 1.4 million units worldwide. Only 100,000 of these sales were in Europe, while the rest was sold in North America and Australia. Combined with the Japanese sales, Advent Children had sold over 2.4 million copies.[citation needed] The film achieved number one on Amazon.com's "Top Sellers" page days before the North American DVD release.

Advent Children has generally been well-received by the media. Many critics praised the visuals, but criticized the film for its main focus on the action rather than plot and character development. Chris Carle of IGN praised the sound and the English voice acting, but criticized the lack of commentary in the DVDs extras.[12] He gave the film an overall score of nine out of ten.[13] 1UP.com's James Mielke commented on the quality and clarity of the CG visuals as "genuinely amazing". He did however criticize the film's music, and called it "a bit sappy".[14] Advent Children attained a 40% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes,[15] while the PlayStation Portable UMD release of the film got an 88% score at Metacritic, based on five reviews.[16] The film received the Honorary Maria Award at the Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya on October 15, 2005.[17] The film was also awarded for "best anime feature" at the 2007 American Anime Awards.[18]

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Trik Adsense Muncul di Web/Blog Bahasa Indonesia

Seperti yang kita tahu, sekarang ini google adsense sudah tidak bisa lagi dipasang di web/blog berbahasa indonesia. Jika memaksa memasangnya maka yang akan muncul ada "Iklan Layanan Masyarakat" atau "Public Service Ads". Tapi ada yang pernah lihat gak, kadang2 di web/blog orang yang lain yg berbahasa Indonesia kok bisa muncul iklan adsensenya. Selidik punya selidik, eh ternyata itu ada rahasianya. Mau tahu apa rahasianya kenapa kok Googl Adsense bisa muncul di web/blog berbahasa indonesia?


Oh ya sebelumnya perlu aku jelaskan dulu. Kalo berdasarkan dari TOS google, katanya sih gak boleh ngotak-atik script adsense yg diberikan. Jadi jika kamu memakai trik ini nanti ada kemungkinana kalo account adsense kamu akan dibanned. Tapi ada juga yang bilang kalo pake trik ini tidak akan apa-apa, alias tidak akan di banned. Contohnya bisa km lihat di website ilmukomputer.com. Nha web sebesar dia aja berani pake trik ini. Dan katanya itu dah beberapa bulan, tapi sampe sekarang belum dibanned.
Kesimpulannya pokoknya resiko ditanggng penumpang ya....he..he..

Ok beginilah triknya:
sebenarnya sangat mudah, hanya dengan menambahkan script ini :
google_language = "en";
kedalam script adsense km, maka iklan adsensenya akan muncul dalam web/blogmu yg berbahasa Indonesia
Contohnya seperti ini:



nah sederhana sekali bukan? Tapi ingat sekali lagi, resiko ditanggung masing2, saya tidak bertanggung jawab kalo nanti terjadi masalah dengan adsense kamu..

Selamat mencoba....

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