David Chang-Sang wrote: > Hi Ann, > > The worm does not target Win98, Win95, Mac or WinME (apparently) systems but > is specifically written with WinXP in mind. It does however target other NT > Kernel based OS's such as Win2000 and WinNT. > > Cheers > Dave >
"apparently" is a leeetle scary :) But thanks for confirming what I gathered from other sources.... annsan the lucky > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ann Sanfedele [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 3:08 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: OT Virus warning (no hoax beleive me) :-( > > > > > > Well my server company (RCN) sent out a warning on this and a link to the > > Microsoft > > page, listing 4 operating systems that would/could be affected - none of > > which were mine. > > I'm running Windoze 98 and using Netscape 4.6. Have had no problems > > (knock wood) from > > Blaster, but as RCN was not only warning its users but giving a list of > > things to do if > > the bad exe file was on your computer. > > > > I've cut and pasted it here , apologies for those who don't need anything > > this elaborate. > > _________ > > > > Here is a Microsoft bulletin regarding this vulnerability: > > http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-026.asp > > > > Here is an update from McAfee: > > http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100547 > > > > If your computer becomes infected and gets shut down, you will need to > > follow these steps (you may want to print them for future reference): > > > > 1. Unplug modem. > > 2. Restart computer. > > 3. Go to Start / Search / For Files and Folders. > > 4. Confirm that Look in is set for C: drive. > > 5. Search for files and folders named: "MSBLAST.exe" > > 6. When computer finds the msblast file(s), right click on the > > file names and delete all copies of the file. > > 7. Shut down the machine. > > 8. Plug the modem back in. > > 9. Restart the machine. > > 10. Go directly to one of the web sites above and install the > > patch and/or update. > > _____ > > > > annsan (3 a.m. here and I'm wakeful) > > > > > >
