Re: Blaster virus

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From: Chris (tech5_NOSPAM_at_abac.com)
Date: 03/03/04 

Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 00:01:36 GMT

No it cannot. You probably went back online without having a firewall
turned on, and without having the proper critical updates applied. See
David H Lipman's post for removal info.

"jULES" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DB61FC77-D0D1-46B2-B2F2-D149DF8A7D9F@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for being so helpful
>
> How do i get rid of the Blaster virus, my pc was formatted, with windows
re-installed, i was only on line for an hour, can the virus live on an hard
drive when it's formatted.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jules

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