---------------------------------------------------------- KR-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 05/07/04: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:22 AM - virus alert (Ron Eason) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:22:32 AM PST US From: "Ron Eason" Subject: KR-List: virus alert pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.1 HTML_FONTCOLOR_BLUE BODY: HTML font color is blue 0.2 HTML_TAG_BALANCE_A BODY: HTML has excess "a" close tags 0.0 BAYES_50 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 50 to 56% [score: 0.5105] --> KR-List message posted by: "Ron Eason" 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