RE: [ActiveDir] worm/bot issues

[deji]

Do those users have weak/blank passwords? Do the admin accounts (or other accounts) on those systems have similarly insecure passwords? You may be looking at a dictionary-packing worm, and no virus-def can help you if that is so – unless, of course, you secure the passwords.   HTH   Deji   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Tom Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:51 AM To: ActiveDir (E-mail) Subject: [ActiveDir] worm/bot issues   Hi all, i have users that keep getting infected with a worm Symantec calls "W32.Spybot.KHO". The thing keeps coming back unless you disable file and print sharing. The thing I don't understand is that all my clients(winxp) virus defs are up to date and they are all patched. I use SUS and push out patches on a regular basis. I even ran MS baseline security analyzer on the infected boxes and they come up good for up to datedness. I don't really understand how an up to date patched pc can become infected over and over. according to Symantec, the holes that this thing exploits, i've had covered awhile ago. is it possible to be patched and up to date and STILL get infected? is there anyway out of this quagmire? thanks List info   : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ    : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/