OT: new virus warning for PC users!

[pk_hat]

Hopefully this hasen't affected any of you, just a headz up...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2003Aug11.html

[Roy Howell]

Thanks pk..... I've actually suspected this thing with my pc probs lately. I will check into it further if things persist. -rh

[Mr_Seven]

Thanks Pk!

It's sad, but it just means more $$$$ to me.

[Lalaman]

No acces for terrorists at that site, didn´t let me in.
What does it say?
( Had a virus lately, needed reghost and flashing my BIOS. Not too bad though, as discovered the over a year old mobo can do up to Barton 3 ghz now with the update.)

Lalaman

[skip b]

Anybody with win2000 or winxp is vulnerable to this worm.It hit me and 6 other people i know in my area since yesterday.Norton has a fix for it for free http://www.norton.com It is called fixblast.when you run it it scans your computer and removes msblast.exe from your computer then redirects you to microsoft for the patch.

[Michael Cottrell]

Not gonna say it!

Hehehe. I feel your pain.. really I do. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[halfguard]

my computer at home has be telling me that windows will shut down in 60 seconds. is that the worm?

[silence_of_stone]

Originally posted by halfguard:
my computer at home has be telling me that windows will shut down in 60 seconds. is that the worm?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">so did it ever shut down.

[skip b]

Originally posted by halfguard:
my computer at home has be telling me that windows will shut down in 60 seconds. is that the worm?

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">yes that is the characteristic of that worm, run msconfig and see if its in your start programs.

[Lalaman]

Hey Chris and SkipB,

Thanks for the info, ran the program and installed the patch and passed it on as well. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Lalaman