http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/interne...orm/index.html


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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:02:55 +0200, Barbara Schatz
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/interne...orm/index.html
>
>
Danke für die Warnung...
C.

Guess I had the good foresite (luck) to remove win2k and change back to
win98se last month....

CNN has reported that this is effecting millions of computers & servers
thoughout the world. Business & Goverments. Any luck it might effect
the I.R.S. computers?

HeckuvaGuy

On 17 Aug 2005 03:06:25 -0700, in alt.comp.freeware, "-Art- (not Art)"
<(E-Mail Removed)>, by way of Message-id
<(E-Mail Removed)>, wrote:

>Guess I had the good foresite (luck) to remove win2k and change back to
>win98se last month....
>
>CNN has reported that this is effecting millions of computers & servers
>thoughout the world. Business & Goverments. Any luck it might effect
>the I.R.S. computers?

We can only hope <g>

>
>HeckuvaGuy


--

A cat is a machine. All she does is eat,
and sleep, and purr, and make little cats.

-Art- (not Art) wrote:

> Guess I had the good foresite (luck) to remove win2k and change back
> to win98se last month....
>
> CNN has reported that this is effecting millions of computers &
> servers thoughout the world. Business & Goverments. Any luck it might
> effect the I.R.S. computers?

With your luck it will probably double all taxes!

BTW I hope it's a freeware worm or else the warning was posted in the
wrong group

>On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:02:55 +0200, Barbara Schatz wrote:
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/interne...orm/index.html
>
Zotob is a worm that targets Windows 2000–based computers and takes
advantage of a security issue that was addressed by Microsoft Security
Bulletin MS05-039. This worm and its variants install malicious
software, and then search for other computers to infect.

Published: August 14, 2005 | Updated: August 16, 2005

If you have installed the update released with Security Bulletin
MS05-039, you are already protected from Zotob and its variants. If you
are using any supported version of Windows other than Windows 2000, you
are not at risk from Zotob and its variants.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/zotob.mspx

>On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:02:55 +0200, Barbara Schatz wrote:
>
>http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/interne...orm/index.html
>
Zotob is a worm that targets Windows 2000–based computers and takes
advantage of a security issue that was addressed by Microsoft Security
Bulletin MS05-039. This worm and its variants install malicious
software, and then search for other computers to infect.

Published: August 14, 2005 | Updated: August 16, 2005

If you have installed the update released with Security Bulletin
MS05-039, you are already protected from Zotob and its variants. If you
are using any supported version of Windows other than Windows 2000, you
are not at risk from Zotob and its variants.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/zotob.mspx

W32.Zotob.E can run on, but not infect, computers running Windows
95/98/Me/NT4/XP. Although computers running these operating systems
cannot be infected, they can still be used to infect vulnerable
computers that they can connect to.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...2.zotob.e.html

Mel wrote:

> Zotob is a worm that targets Windows 2000–based computers and takes
> advantage of a security issue that was addressed by Microsoft Security
> Bulletin MS05-039. This worm and its variants install malicious
> software, and then search for other computers to infect.
_________________________________________________

The library where I work got hit by this worm. It is particularly
difficult to fix because it prevents the infected computer from
accessing the internet to get a patch.

I'd love to spend some time with the author of this little nasty out
behind the woodshed.
There would be no need for any formal judicial action. :-)

Bill T.

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:54:53 GMT, Mel wrote:

> If you
> are using any supported version of Windows other than Windows 2000, you
> are not at risk from Zotob and its variants.

CNN claims it affects XP
--
"We need a 9/11 Commission to investigate the 9/11 Commission"

>On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:48:17 -0400, Chrissy Cruiser wrote:
>
>On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:54:53 GMT, Mel wrote:
>
>> If you
>> are using any supported version of Windows other than Windows 2000, you
>> are not at risk from Zotob and its variants.
>
>CNN claims it affects XP
>
CNN can claim what they want, but the facts are:

W32.Zotob.E can run on, but not infect, computers running Windows
95/98/Me/NT4/XP. Although computers running these operating systems
cannot be infected, they can still be used to infect vulnerable
computers that they can connect to.