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Jake_Barnes   05-03-2004 at 10:01:53 PM

For those of you not aware yet - there is a particularly nasty worm loose in the net - The Sasser Worm does not require you to open any attachments or emails - just be connected to the net ... as you are now.

See this excellent <A HREF="http://www.updatexp.com/sasser-worm.html" target="_new">article and help site</A>.

If you have not done so - go to the M$ Update site and patch your copy of Windows!



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jihiggs   05-03-2004 at 11:55:32 PM
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sounds like blaster to me. but guess what, im not vulnerable cause i have a FIREWALL.

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mrmonsoon   05-04-2004 at 01:15:59 AM
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Guess what, you may be. 151-170 Financial Institutions (depending on which news report you see) in Finland have closed becouse of it, I think to avoid it. I am sure they have firewalls too. The nasty part of this one is you don't need to open any email to get it, just being attached to the network will do it. Like going online or going into THG. Just going online I am open to it, but I have nothing on this computer that isn't backed up. Update your antivirus and good luck.

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jihiggs   05-04-2004 at 01:41:13 AM
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sorry pal, this worm works just like the others have, it exploits a bug in component ms screwed up. it randomly attacks ip addresses. it cant even determin if my machine isnt patched. yes, i am safe. only way for these kinds of things is if people leave ports open, go to a website where some kind of java or flash virus is active. other than that you have to run somthing.

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blah   05-04-2004 at 09:02:04 AM
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It will not touch my PC caz Firewall IS on different IP, and THAT IP is not my PC's. You know nothing about network if you say it will get to my PC.

..this is very useful and helpful place for information...

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sparky853   05-04-2004 at 06:36:23 PM
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This just confirms how many users couldn't be bothere to update their computers on a regular basis.

I know M$ OSs are full of security holes, I have a hardware firewall, NAV2004, Ad-Aware, etc, and I update all on a regular basis, and install ALL security patches, and guess what? I've NEVER had a virus or worm!!!

When big corporations are suffering from blaster style worm attacks, its time they got a new IT department, because most of them can be avoided with a few minor precautions.

Just my 2 cents :smile:

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jihiggs   05-04-2004 at 06:57:42 PM
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you would be interested to know that i had this patch before every started panicing.

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sparky853   05-04-2004 at 07:07:39 PM
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Being a Forum Verern, I would expect no less. :wink:

Unfortunatly, most people don't know how or don't care or couldn't be bothered to take the 5 minutes a week to update their OS, AVV program, whatever. They figure "Hey, its installed, I'm safe, right?"

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mrface   05-04-2004 at 07:50:39 PM
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yeah if users kept the updates installed (for windows xp/2000/whatever) then this virus wouldnt have affected/or is affecting as many people. the patch came out before the worm and the writer of the worm exploited the patch as a guideline to see where the loopholes were, unfortunate for those who didnt install the patch.

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phial   05-06-2004 at 01:40:43 AM
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purchasing a computer should require a liscence



i work for Rogers Cable, probably canada's largest ISP in teh technical support department and this is making my job insane


i have 11 minutes to explain how works operate, how windows is vulerable, how to remove it, and how to be protected

explaining how it works can take 25 mins for most people ,because most people are complete novices

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Codesmith   05-06-2004 at 03:08:53 AM
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Even with everything fully updated you are never 100% safe.

There is always a delay between the release of a new virus and the updating of the virus defintions.

I downloaded a file that infected my computer, Zone Alarm spotted the process trying to connect to the internet. But Norton 2004, Avast and two online virus scanners failed to detect it.

I kept updating my AV and rescanning. It took two days before the AV programs started detecting it.

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sparky853   05-06-2004 at 03:17:53 AM
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No, nothing and no system, unless it has absolutly no internet/network connection, as well as no floppy drives, CRDOM drives, or USB Flash drives is completly safe.

But, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"

If the proper precautions were taken, most worms would not become the problem they are. Generally speaking, people are stupid and, for example, don't know enough to not open an attachment.

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