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Posted by Sanity or Madness? on :
 
Sorry to let "real life" intrude, but I got snagged by this earlier on...

Any and all Win NT/2000/XP users should IMMEDIATELY go to http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp and download the patch within (especially, but not exclusively if you've been getting "Remote-Procedure-Call" errors that have been forcing restarts. Then, its a cure, otherwise its preventative).

Next, update your anti-virus software and run a full system scan. Look here for more info, or if you don't have an updatable anti-virus program installed.
 
Posted by Nightcrawler on :
 
I'm still not sure if this is the same problem that I was having. I've bought and installed a new VirusScan just in case.

Thanks, also to Portfolio Boy for pointing out the possibilty as well.

[ August 11, 2003, 08:45 PM: Message edited by: Nightcrawler ]
 
Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
 
In what we discovered before I left work today, the worm exploits a hole in MSN Messenger which loads automatically in XP.

Upgrade Messenger if you use it, kill it if you don't.
 
Posted by Kid Prime on :
 
I GOT this today and it took me 4 hours to work through it. I thought my computer was about to DIE. It fucking sucked. Please, please, if you're reading this and running Windows XP, 2000, or NT IMMEDIATELY go and download the patch!

This virus sucks nasty ass. We should sic Drura on whoever the bastard was who created it.
 
Posted by Portfolio Boy on :
 
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp
Above is the windows patch that fixes the flaw which allows the Blaster worm.

http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html
Above is the URL to a removal tool once you have been infected.

http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?date=2003-08-11
Above is a sans summary of the Worm...
 


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