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[warning] New Virus Out [/warning]
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Mr.Guvernment 
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Posted 12 August 2003 - 08:30 PM
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Posted 13 August 2003 - 07:11 AM
It'll be OK!! Everyone put an extra layer of tinfoil on your hats!
Sorry... Just tired of hearing about this already... The patch has been out for 3+ weeks.
;(
Sorry... Just tired of hearing about this already... The patch has been out for 3+ weeks.
;(
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Posted 13 August 2003 - 04:24 PM
Set up NAT and forward the afflicted ports to an invalid (internal) IP address...
Or...
Slipstream the patch into your installation media for NT/2000/XP/2003.
Or...
Slipstream the patch into your installation media for NT/2000/XP/2003.
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Posted 13 August 2003 - 07:37 PM
^^^ Sorry m8, this was the first i had heard of the virus, i did notice that on the patch that is was dated July 16th, so i was kind of wondering why i had not heard about it yet.
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Posted 14 August 2003 - 03:07 AM
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^^^ Sorry m8, this was the first i had heard of the virus, i did notice that on the patch that is was dated July 16th, so i was kind of wondering why i had not heard about it yet.
No, it is me that should apologize, I was being a bit smart... Sorry.
Not everyone wastes, err, spends as much time surfing the web as I do.
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Posted 15 August 2003 - 12:38 AM
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this bugger is tough to get rid of
i formatted my computer several times today installing both win nt and 2000 and i still have the worm
dunno what else to do
i formatted my computer several times today installing both win nt and 2000 and i still have the worm
dunno what else to do
If you keep performing fresh installations of the OS with a hot connection to the internet, then you will be exposing the system to whatever exploits are currently running in the wild (like CodeRed). The best thing to do is slipstream the OS as mentioned, and then download the hotfixes and burn them onto the same CD (you can even "QChain" them if you like). Then, make sure to disconnect the system from the network (ideal) or disconnect the LAN from the uplink to the Internet. Now, install the OS and the patches. Once you bring it online, you should be set. If you are behind a firewall or NAT device, you should be OK assuming that there are no systems on the LAN that are infected and trying to infect others already on the LAN.
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Posted 15 August 2003 - 08:53 PM
The best way to install your OS is have a private subnet with a DHCP server with everything slipstreamed into the network install including the hotfixes. Quite simple to setup and easier then having to making new media constantly.
With all due respect to the admins here, if you are a systems admin, or network admin for your company, you should have known about this. IF not, you need to make www.cert.org your homepage, which lists all new issues with all OS's. And subscribe to MS and Linux alerts which will inform you of any security issues with the respective OS's
Information Security is an ongoing war, and you have to be proactive.
With all due respect to the admins here, if you are a systems admin, or network admin for your company, you should have known about this. IF not, you need to make www.cert.org your homepage, which lists all new issues with all OS's. And subscribe to MS and Linux alerts which will inform you of any security issues with the respective OS's
Information Security is an ongoing war, and you have to be proactive.
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Posted 17 August 2003 - 04:17 AM
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^^^ Sorry m8, this was the first i had heard of the virus, i did notice that on the patch that is was dated July 16th, so i was kind of wondering why i had not heard about it yet.
No, it is me that should apologize, I was being a bit smart... Sorry.
Not everyone wastes, err, spends as much time surfing the web as I do.
lol
we all have or days - it is understandable as some people (i am guilty) have posted things that have bee posted before and it is a waste - i tend to try and look through a forum thought to see if i see a post alreayd, if not, then i post
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