Re: == O.T. == blaster worm virus

[Guest guest]

And Win 2000.

in NJ

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> it hits XP windows more than others.

>

[Guest guest]

We have had it today at work and our IT folks first had us all do the

patch ourselves and then they decided to do one overnight tonight to

take care of everyone. Hope it works. In the meantime, I still have

Windows 98 at home, so I'm safe for now! Its targeting XP and 2000.

Cindy

> most everyone has heard about this latest worm by now since it was

sent to

> destroy on the 11th from what the computer guys told me. if you

have it,

> get it, you will have a pop up window with a red X in the left

corner and a

> message which states NT authority system. further in the message

it says

> RPC for remote procedure call. at the bottom there is a timer

which counts

> down from 59seconds and automatically shuts your computer off.

>

> anyhow - if you have read this much you need to go to norton or

symantec and

> update a patch for the anti virus and then go to microsoft web site

and

> update a patch from there for the worm. with these patches

installed it over

> rides the notorious worm from shutting you off every 59 seconds!

> and it doesn't matter if you never open an attachment - its coming

through

> IM, web sites and the damn phone lines just from dialing up

according to the

> news reports and such.

> it hits XP windows more than others.

>

> this is my second virus in two months totaling four computers hit -

not a

> happy camper........

>

>

> sue