Worm shutting down XP

[Sidney E.]

Is there a specific patch needed to fix the "This computer
is being shut down, Shut down in XX Seconds" worm that
circulated during summer 2003? Was it the Blaster? Thanks

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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

A tool is available to remove Blaster worm and Nachi worm infections from computers
that are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=833330

A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to
remotely compromise a computer running Microsoft Windows and
gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer
by installing this update from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...6C-C5B6-44AC-9532-3DE40F69C074&displaylang=en


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Is there a specific patch needed to fix the "This computer
| is being shut down, Shut down in XX Seconds" worm that
| circulated during summer 2003? Was it the Blaster? Thanks
|