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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: bloom25 on August 12, 2003, 03:04:26 PM

Title: Windows 2000/XP users - read this
Post by: bloom25 on August 12, 2003, 03:04:26 PM

I'm sure a lot of you have already heard about the W32.Blaster worm that's spreading very quickly.  It exploits a security flaw in Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.  If you haven't installed the patch for this vulnerability - you will get this virus (unless you are behind a firewall).

This virus is not particularly harmful, but it's certain that by exploiting this vulnerability extremely destructive viruses could be written.

Info about this vulnerability is at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp

The patches for all Windows versions are available off that link as well.  You could also get the patch from Windows Update, it's number 823980.

Title: WXP Virus
Post by: Happy1 on August 16, 2003, 02:43:26 AM

Greetings bloom25:)

Thx much 4 ur warning, I took heed of ur alarm & DL'd the patch
:cool:

Happy1  :D

Title: Windows 2000/XP users - read this
Post by: Siaf__csf on August 16, 2003, 03:43:19 AM

Heh actually it's been out for several days, weeks even, kinda late at this point.

The activation date was this morning. Every infected PC starts to DDoS windowsupdate.com august 16th.

Title: WXP Virus
Post by: Happy1 on August 16, 2003, 04:03:27 AM

NP Siaf_csf :D

I just recently updated ALL my files w/Norton AntiVirus, latest 1 was out on 08/12/03, heard abt the UCBerkeley Virus announcement on the same day, updated same with their site,
and presently from Microsoft.  

Presently it's 2 A.M. here in NoCalif, the Microsoft update was DL approx @ 00:24, just made it :)

Thx 4 ur concern appreciate ur kindness.

Cheers,

Happy1 :D

Title: Windows 2000/XP users - read this
Post by: Gunthr on August 16, 2003, 01:20:49 PM

Look at the message you get when you go to the Windows Update page now:

Windows Update (http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/thanks.asp)

Title: Windows 2000/XP users - read this
Post by: Happy1 on August 16, 2003, 06:49:02 PM

Heil Gunthr (strains of Erika playing in the background) ;)

Thx much 4 the Url ... obtained nothing much on it, interesting, I
retyped the "WindowsUpdate. msft .... etc" & the entire correct page came on :)

Had 6 updates on Windows XP which I dl'd ... so far so good, now I've to rush off to Offline to practise gunnery in P38 & P47 (still
tapping my foot to Erika, btw Erika, German war song, was/is outlawed by the US after WW2).

Cheers,

Happy1  :D