W32.Blaster/Lovscan (internet worm.. fix inside)

[Don Seer]

ok ya'll.. this "worm" for  windows is doing the rounds.. lots of people everywhere are talking about it.. i just talked my friend thru fixing his PC... run the tool to check if you're infected.. and then if you are it will remove it.

even if you arent infected install the update because its spreading fast.

funnily my friend was moaning about that svchost thing crashing last night and we couldnt figure it.. then i noticed this on the board i go to to talk about running forum's

Damn, the W32.Blaster/Lovscan was the first worm which infected my PC for the last 4 years. I always got a failure in scvhost.com. Was your PC also infected by the worm? Or was you able to install the MS patch before the worm could harm your PC.

If you are infected you should run the Worm Remover from Symantec
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html

and install the Update from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-026.asp

[Woodrow]

Thanks for the heads up.

This is the first time in damn near 7 years that I've been infected with a virus!

I really have NO idea how I got it.

[Don Seer]

i've heard varying reports on what this does on peoples machines.. maybe dependant on OS... my friend was running windows 2000

[Woodrow]

I noticed a LARGE amountof traffic going thru my cable modem which I thought was strange because I wasn't doing anything to bandwith intensive.

I ran a virus scan but hadn't updated the definitions in a while so nothing came up.

Then the shit hit the fan. I got a "RPC" error and a window popped up that said there had been a error and windows would shut down in 60 seconds. I thought it was strange but there was nothing I could do with the window so the computer shut down. Every time I restarted I only had I'd say 5 mabey 6 mins before I would get the message again. I updated my definitions and then did some searching and did some windows updates. I found the link to the patch and installed it. It's been smooth sailng ever since. bdahh daa bah bahh bahhh bahhh

[Don Seer]

<engelwood> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46233-2003Aug11.html

[.:TimeLock:.]

thanx

[Jome]

I'ma make this sticky.

A Security Expert is quoted saying it might become the biggest virus ever.. and added: "I don't think the world's coming to an end."

This virus installs itself, looks for other machines to infect through internet.. it may install ifself without any downloading or installing or anything.

Even the American government have sent out a warning to companies.. and they don't usually do that.

[Da WCC Hopar!]

thanx man

[Noon Bank$]

Microsoft .NET Framework Service Pack 2, English Version



Microsoft .NET Framework Service Pack 2 resolves various issues found after the initial release of Microsoft .NET Framework. These include both security- and non-security-related issues.

To see a list of changes included in this service pack, read Microsoft. Knowledge Base Article Q321884. (This site is in English.)

Is that the 1 I need to install?

[Noon Bank$]

ALSO--
not sure how true this is..
i was told you cant get the virus if ur running NTFS instead of WIN32

[mauzip]

I read on ceefax you don't need to instal it when you got a firewall.

[Don Seer]

weird.. well i'm behind a adsl network router.. wonder if that counts...(maybe since i didnt get it) also runing NTFS (since i need huge partitions )

[T.J.]

what does this virus do?

[mauzip]

what does this virus do?

it fucks up your computer

[T.J.]

like how?