On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:36:11 +0100, Julian Fowler
wrote:

Yep, this one's genuine. You're more likely to be vulnerable if you
are on broadband (or otherwise have a 24/7 connection to the 'net).
You *should* be OK if you've kept your OS and anti-virus s/w up to
date, and/or run behind a firewall. If not, consider doing so ASAP
(the 'Blaster' worm is, as Keith says, *nasty*). Symantec have a worm
removal tool (free) on their website.

However, the Symantec removal tool is only likely to be effective if the
machine is patched first, using the downloadble patch available at:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...n/MS03-026.asp

The Symantec security response document including a link to the
downloadable detection and removal tool is available at:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...ster.worm.html

This is somewhat unusual (needing to patch the infected machine
concerned before detection and removal of the worm) and owners of
infected Windows XP machines should pay particular attention to the
instructions in the Symantec security response document, specifically
the section "1. Disabling System Restore (Windows XP)".

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Anthony Edwards