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--> KR-List message posted by: "Ron Eason" <ron@jrl-engineering.com>
Here is one important message.
Virus Alert: How sassy is the Sasser worm?
Sassy enough so that if you do get infected, you're in for some repeated computer
reboots. If you run Windows XP or 2000, I'm urging you to get Windows' critical
patches, update those antivirus definitions, and get a firewall up ASAP,
because a newly discovered Internet worm called w32/Sasser and its variants are
making the rounds, infecting more home computers than business ones. Unlike
viruses that spread through e-mail, this worm finds its way into computers through
the Internet by seeking out vulnerabilities in unpatched Windows machines,
then releasing its payload. The payload exploits a particular component of Windows
that then causes the computer to repeatedly reboot. So if you've unfortunately
come across this worm, check out the update from Microsoft and visit our
Virus and Security Alerts forum for up-to-date announcements on this virus
and its variants. And while you're checking things out, here's another great article
by Robert Vamosi, CNET senior associate editor, in which he explains how
he figures out when a worm will hit next.
KRRon
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