New worm released.

3 May 2004

Apparantly a new form of worm has been released.

All Microsoft users (XP etc) should update their antivirus and perform a windows update ASAP.
According to professional sources the worm is spreading extremely quickly. :shock:

3 May 2004

It is probably more important to run Windows Update as the worm exploits a bug in Windows.
If you're running a hookie copy of XP and can't run Windows Update - Thanks mad

3 May 2004

Thanks for that easy!!!! wink

3 May 2004

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4 May 2004

Found it!!!

4 May 2004

Quick Sarge grab it.
There it is.
Oh its gone.
Oh no, there it is again.
Damn he escaped.
Quick get a net. Damn.

4 May 2004

Quote by Sgt Bilko
Found it!!!

LMAO :grin: :grin: :grin:
QUick Sarge thow the handgrenade at i.......................too late sad

OUCH that's going to smart in the morning.

4 May 2004

Cheers for that im sorted now Easy. lol

4 May 2004

Come on people, wake up. Microsoft has had a 'patch' for this since the 13th April.
I see the Coastguards's computers all went down today. Someone needs smackbottom

for not updating their system.
I cannot understand why people don't have their computers set up so that they automatically search for Microsoft updates and updates for their Anti-Virus programmes as soon as they log on each day. Even logging onto Microsoft or your Anti-virus suppliers web site doesn't take long.
Get into the habit of doing it daily. Unfortunately those who have 'hookie' Windows programmes it might pay to 'cough up' and get it honestly. rolleyes

Harry0

4 May 2004

Quote by harry0
I cannot understand why people don't have their computers set up so that they automatically search for Microsoft updates and updates for their Anti-Virus programmes as soon as they log on each day. Even logging onto Microsoft or your Anti-virus suppliers web site doesn't take long.

Aaaahhhhh Harry my love....... I personally never ever go to the Microsoft Update site as the last time I did that it completely f***ked up my computer and required a format.....
I do however update my anti virus software as soon as I log on..... wink

As yet we have not seen any sign of the new virus, but you know what that means dont you..... Now I have said that I will rear it's awful little head and slap me in the face... lol

Shireen
xxxx

4 May 2004

Shireen wrote:

Aaaahhhhh Harry my love....... I personally never ever go to the Microsoft Update site as the last time I did that it completely f***ked up my computer and required a format.....
I do however update my anti virus software as soon as I log on.....
As yet we have not seen any sign of the new virus, but you know what that means dont you..... Now I have said that I will rear it's awful little head and slap me in the face...
Shireen
xxxx

That's funny (peculiar) Shireen, It's never happened to me, having said that, I bet it happens tomorrow lol

Harry0

4 May 2004

Harry,
Unfortunately it does now and again though very rare now-a-days with XP. Usually it's because there is a new DLL which is incompatible with a 3rd party driver. Scanners and cameras are great culprits!
I find that if you go on about a month later and do another update there's a fix for the fix confused

Microsoft usually produce updates once a month, unless there is a "critical". If you have Automatic Updates on you'll get the update when it is released (provided you're online of course).

4 May 2004

Microsoft have released a checker for the Sasser worm. It checks your PC and tells you whether you have it or not.

4 May 2004

I'm amazed so many swingers have worms ! ! !
makes you think ! ! confused

4 May 2004

Its all this running about in bare feet in carparks... lol

7 May 2005

Quote by JQL
Microsoft have released a checker for the Sasser worm. It checks your PC and tells you whether you have it or not.

Ok being the good girl that I am, I am bumping an old thread instead old creating a new one :smile2:
Now earlier I returned to my PC after having been away from it for about 20 minutes while I was devouring my lovely rib eye steak, egg and chips and went to type something in the chatroom when the feckin pc shutdown mad

Now the bluddy thing just keeps re-starting every 60 seconds so it looks like a sasser worm has got through my firewall mad

I have tried using the -a command but my pc isn't loading up quickly enough to allow me to get all of the command in before the fecking thing shuts down again mad

Edited to add as it is a new pc (only 2 months old) theorectically it should have the security update installed required for this worm....
So my question is how the bluddy hell can I get rid of this fecking worm???.....
Gratefully yours
Shireen
xxx

7 May 2005

Try this link Shireen xxx

Minx xx

7 May 2005

Thanks Minx kiss

but I have managed to get the PC to stay up long enough to try that and it says it doesn't have any of the worms listed there mad

Curiously though when I try to run Adaware it gets so far and then re-starts.... I really dont want to format it as I have photos on there that I havent saved to disc yet sad

Ah well... keep trying
Shireen
xxx

7 May 2005

I have managed to do a system restore which seemed to work for about 10 minutes.... Now the bluddy thing is crashing again mad

I am now getting the blue screen crash and cant even get to start in safe mode.... It gets as far as Welcome and then dies sad

I give up..... Reformat here we come mad

I may be some time lol

Shireen
xxx
Special thanks to Minx who has been working behind the scenes trying to sort it for me kiss

7 May 2005

Quote by Shireen_Mids
I have managed to do a system restore which seemed to work for about 10 minutes.... Now the bluddy thing is crashing again
I am now getting the blue screen crash and cant even get to start in safe mode.... It gets as far as Welcome and then dies

Right click My Computer, choose properties, go to Advanced, choose startup and recovery. Take the tick out of restart.

7 May 2005

Ahh, didn't see that it won't even get into Windows now.
That's a little odd for a virus!

7 May 2005

Quote by Shireen_Mids
I have managed to do a system restore which seemed to work for about 10 minutes.... Now the bluddy thing is crashing again
I am now getting the blue screen crash and cant even get to start in safe mode.... It gets as far as Welcome and then dies
I give up..... Reformat here we come
I may be some time
Shireen
xxx
Special thanks to Minx who has been working behind the scenes trying to sort it for me

For you sexy lady..anytime ;)
Minx xx

7 May 2005

Quote by Shambolic
Ahh, didn't see that it won't even get into Windows now.
That's a little odd for a virus!

Whats odd shambolic?
Minx xx

7 May 2005

Quote by BiWelshMinx
Ahh, didn't see that it won't even get into Windows now.
That's a little odd for a virus!

Whats odd shambolic?
Minx xx
Just that I've not come across any XP virus that prevents the PC getting into Windows. Plenty that stop it working properly, or restart it, but none that stop it fully loading, or stop it getting into safe mode.
Still, there's no harm in doing a full reinstall once every so often... So long as the data's backed up... cool

7 May 2005

Quote by Shambolic
Still, there's no harm in doing a full reinstall once every so often... So long as the data's backed up...

Fully re-formatted and back up and running now biggrin

Couldn't get to the data to back it up though sad

I have also unticked the auto restart box as well lol

Shireen
xxx

8 May 2005

Erm sorry I didn't spot this earlier - been decorating sad

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If you have a problem with a virus or worm start Windows in "Safe Mode" (press the F8 button when the little white lines go across the bottom of the screen on start up). Run your Antivirus, Adaware and Spybot in safe mode and they will usually knobble the little buggers.
Make sure you have Tea Timer switched on (part of Spybot) as that will stop the little buggers from altering your Registry.

8 May 2005

Hiya JQL

I couldn't even get it to load in safe mode sad

I even tried the repair option which you get when you boot from th XP disc and that just threw a fit dunno

I thought it was the sasser worm but I did manage to get it to scan at one point and the windows programme said there was no evidence of a worm on the PC... So I am none the wiser....
Still its all working ok now having spent 5 hours tatting and the formatting and re-installing XP, downloading all the updates and re loading all my programme.... I am still peeved about loosing my pics though, ah well...
Shireen
xxx

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