Posted by NikkiT2 on August 12, 2003, at 10:10:35
Just me with my IT Geek hat on....
There is a very nasty Worm (like a Virus) called W32/Blaster that is attacking machines using Windows 2000, NT 4, and XP.
I know ALOT of people who have been infected by this over the past 36 hours, so am sending out a warning to you all!
First.. please please please make sure your Virus protection is up to date. All Virus protection software has released an update for this worm, so please update your system now.
You also need to update your patches if you use any of the above Windows versions. It is a small failing in Windows that is allowing this worm to work as it does.. (basically, it will make your machine re-boot every minute or so). To get the correct patch for your windows version please go to..
http://microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp
If you think you have been affected, please contact me and I can help you to rmeove it and make your machine safe again. If your machine randomly re-boots (every minute or so), or if you get this error message "Windows must now restart because the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service terminated unexpectedly" you may have been infected.
This will only effect people using Windows, so everyone else would be safe (that includes Linux users, Mac users etc)
Nikki
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