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From: Will Denny (willdenny_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/08/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 19:23:36 +0100

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:292dc01c46516$c15b5290$a501280a@phx.gbl...
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi
| >
| >Which Firewall didn't keep Sasser out? A few more
| details would may help.
| >
| >--
| >
| >Will Denny
| >MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >Please reply to the News Groups
| >
| >
| >"Rookie" <Rookie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
| message
| >news:2910c01c46502$6ad10640$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| >| While searching this site for the way to fix something I
| >| read a response that gave me pause.
| >|
| >| I don't think "anonymous" needs to be soooooo critical
| of
| >| someone getting a worm or virus. Saying that the person
| >| seeking help is "a threat to the entire internet
| >| community" is ridiculous.
| >|
| >| I needed to reformat my hard-drive because I wanted to
| >| change the partition and when I reloaded XP the second I
| >| went online I got the bloody sasser.
| >|
| >| I'd avoided it the first time around, only to wind up
| with
| >| it later. The firewall didn't keep it out at all and I
| >| was only online less than a minute. I didn't even get a
| >| chance to get to the bloody download site.
| >|
| >| So, Mr. Anonymous, though we appreciate your knowledge,
| >| direction, time to share your particular talent helping
| >| us less-fortunates, and remember you weren't born
| >| with "all knowledge" either you learned from education
| >| from another or by trial and error also. Us dangerous
| >| computer apprentices would appreciate if you could be a
| >| little less harsh with dispensing your criticism.
| >|
| >| Rookie
| >|
| ========
|
| I have XP Home and made a point to enable the firewall in
| Internet Explorer before I went out because I knew I would
| have to download all of the updates and patches again.
|
| Now I have to try to get rid of the worm first. It's a
| pain.
|
| Rookie

Hi

The XP Firewall isn't enabled via IE. Control Panel>Network Connections.
Right click on the connection, select Properties and then the Advanced tab.

Have a look at Jupiter's article:

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/sasser.htm 

-- 
Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups

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