Re: Comp. kicks me off online

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 03/09/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:33:08 -0700

Greetings --

      If you connected the PC to the Internet without having first
enabled a firewall, without having first installed an antivirus
application with current virus definition files, and before installing
the KB824146 Hotfix, you're very likely to get infected from any of
the thousands of PCs on the Internet that are constantly broadcasting
the Blaster and/or Welchia worms. It only takes a few seconds of
exposure.

    To stay on-line long enough to get the necessary updates, patches,
and removal tools, click Start > Run, and enter "shutdown -a" when the
next RPC countdown begins. This will abort the shut down. Also, make
sure you've enabled a firewall before starting, to preclude any more
intrusions while getting the updates/patches/tools.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-39
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824146

What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

W32.Blaster.Worm a.k.a. W32/Lovesan.Worm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html

W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html

W32.Welchia.Worm a.k.a. W32/Nachi.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.html

W32.Welchia.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.removal.tool.html

McAfee AVERT Stinger
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger

Bruce Chambers 

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"Lea" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:84F8BD00-6C29-4D57-803A-64866DDBF621@microsoft.com...
> Everytime I try and use the internet my connection takes slow and 
> also kicks me off in the process sometimes. HELP* sometimes I have 
> the NT/Authority shutdown screen but I avoid it by going to Run and 
> typing shutdown-a. Could this thing also be preventing my connection 
> even if i dont see the warning it sometimes?(SIGH) Please help if 
> you have an answer*

Relevant Pages

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