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Blaster Worm: Critical Security Patch for Windows XP
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a computer running Microsoft® Windows® and gain complete control over it.
Quick Info
File Name: WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe
Download Size: 1261 KB
Date Published: 7/16/2003
Version: 823980
Overview
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise a computer running Microsoft® Windows® and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2354406c-c5b6-44ac-9532-3de40f69c074&displaylang=en
http://story.news.yahoo.com/fc?cid=34&tmpl=fc&in=Tech&cat=Computer_VirusesI have an XP and already have the security patch downloaded. Once a week I do a windows update besides the auto update. It’s good u mentioned something tho, most ppl probably wouldnt think to download extra XP updates, besides the critical ones.
This will eliminate most of the attacks on computers running on Windows XP, but unfortunatly, I am aware of a manual way to do this, without using a trojan like this patch blocks. Thank you for informing us though.
I was hit by the Blaster Virus on Wednesday night, and had hard time starting the PC back on until I was given no choice but was forced to reformat the PC to remove the virus manually. Thanks goodness, I didn’t lose anything stored in the PC.
It is very important, if you have not updated your Windows O/S, it is recommended that you keep it updated through http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and if you have Anti-Virus programs, be sure to update it as well.
I thought this could be useful for some people who are having problems with their PCs… http://www.sophos.com/support/disinfection/blastera.html
I found this doing google.com: http://www.web-user.co.uk/news/news.php?id=41065
One of my OS’s is actually Linux. So, if I need to repair Windoze or something, I can log onto root in there and follow the fix instructions that are everywhere on the net. Pain when it’s like a randomly named file or something…..That’s what virus scanners are for anyhow.
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