posted August 12, 2003 05:11 PM           

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For all of those getting attacked by the new Worm:

The System is Down

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posted August 12, 2003 05:23 PM         

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That's a really boring website, Prox. I'm glad you're so happy with angelfire, though.

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posted August 12, 2003 05:26 PM           

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Argh - I didn't get to complete the link b/c my computer restarted.
Because, y'know...that damn worm hit it.
Again.
Because I can't download the patch...b/c my computer keeps crashing...before it can do so...
Check again.

(That's the site that angelfire puts up as a default...I just use it for file storage.)

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posted August 12, 2003 05:27 PM           

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terrorist attack, my arse....

Still, im not entirely surprised M$ didnt spot such a numbskull security hole

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posted August 12, 2003 05:29 PM         

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*missing something*

~confusedfaery

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and i'm sorry for us the dinosaurs roam the earth the sky turns green where i end and you begin

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posted August 12, 2003 05:36 PM           

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http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/08/12/windows.worm/index.html

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posted August 12, 2003 05:39 PM         

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I downloaded the patch this a.m. Heres the link to worm info & place to get the patch. Patch link is near bottom of page. Good Luck all!!

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_MSBLAST.A

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posted August 12, 2003 05:40 PM         

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Prox, ya beat me to it . Did you really get infected

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posted August 12, 2003 05:43 PM         

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Prox, there`s also removal instructions in the link

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posted August 12, 2003 05:57 PM           

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I didn't get it, my job (and the rest of the campus) got it.
The problem is that the comps kept restarting b/f we could download the cleaner and patch...
One of our comps's still running on 98, though, so we downloaded them onto that and then distributed them.

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posted August 12, 2003 06:04 PM         

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Oh lordy Prox, rereading all this, it sounds like we`re talking about getting a std

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posted August 12, 2003 06:20 PM         

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sneaky little worm ain't it?

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posted August 13, 2003 01:57 AM         

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i looked into it but apparently im not at risk, being that i use win me. yes, gasp and point and laugh at me, i have been too lazy to change it. i have xp pro but i dont want to put it on just yet. the win me came with this pc and it happens to have all the drivers etc, and if i do a clean install, which i will do when switching to xp, i want it to be running smoothly. i hate nothing worse than running at anything other than my 1268 by 720 res. i was playing a lot of pc games too, and when i had xp on here before, i had CRAP framerate, and that just wont do when you play fps. yes, i have an agressive side.

but yea, im gonna get my software engineer friend to do it for me, as he wont get so frustrated. i will. i always do, when its my own pc im working on.

does anyone know anything about whether i have to worry, with win me? i went all over links and ms' website, and they never mentioned win me being at risk at all. i hope they are right.

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where i end and you begin there's a gap in between there's a gap where we meet where i end and you begin
and i'm sorry for us the dinosaurs roam the earth the sky turns green where i end and you begin

i am up in the clouds i am up in the clouds and i can't and i can't come down

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