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Story: Cleaning up after the MSBlast worm
Posted by: Duncan Fiander (Wednesday 13 August 2003, 6:45 AM)
Has anyone ever looked at how many patches that are being posted to fix bugs and then fix bugs in the patches.
Microsoft is known as releasing fixes that break more things then they fix. NT 4.0 is a perfect example of SP's gone bad. SP3 ok, SP4, SP5 bad. SP6,SP6 ok.
Now in the age of Win2K, XP, Win3K, updating your OS on a daily / weekly basis is considered the norm.
Anyone who has lived the Microsoft adventure know that patching your online servers with all of the patches, patches that fix the patches is a crap shoot. Most live with the concept that it works now, screw the patches.
Non-Microsoft firewalls appear to be the only safe guard to protect yourself from Microsoft.
For the dial-up users, how does Microsoft expect these individuals to download in upwards or 78MB patches & upgrades to protect their systems. It's not going to happen.
We recently aquired a new HP PC loaded with XP. Over 60MB of updates where required to bring a new "system" to the current patch level.
Microsoft should be required to mail all registered users monthly CD's with all necessary updates to fix screwups in the Microsoft O/S.
Only positive note is that Microsoft has created an entire sector in business who protect users from Microsoft (virus, firewalls, etc.)
Unix is the only way.
Duncan
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Story: Cleaning up after the MSBlast worm
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This is not true as the MSBlast virus has also inf... Anonymous -
Deleting the file msblast.exe file from the System... Mick Slater
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your system should be fine if you disconnect from... Anonymous
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Has anyone ever looked at how many patches that ar... Duncan Fiander -
Dear guy,
Your solution is not very smart! You rec... Anonymous
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Hi, i have been infected by this worm, and i have... Anonymous
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it has also affected windows ME too kevin
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PG,
I hadn't bothered to check the numerous helpfu... Jake Owsley
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Very helpful article and very precise. One comment... John Singh
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The solution offered did not worked, at least in m... Malkit Singh Bhasin
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You can also set your clock back a few hours after... Anonymous
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Hi,
I'm trying to clean up the MSBlast worm from... Madhu Kadaba
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Monday, 7 pm.
No football on TV, nothing to do, so... Linda Ladwig
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I seem to have that msblast worm but I dont see ms... Anonymous
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if u guys need time to stop from restarting....go... JiMmErS
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Hats off to Zonealarm!
Just want to say that my (f... SD
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IIf you get the box that says you have a minute be... Chris
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First of All use LINUX!!
second: check how many ti... Thomas Sinczak
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Hey guys!
If anyone is still having problems with... Gilbert Ortiz
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Ive tried grays solution and the CMD one and the R... Anonymous
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My WIN2K system has been infected with the blaster... Anonymous
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i was recently infacted with MSBlast worm,
since i... azmol hussain
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Norton Internet Security firewall stops the worm i... G. Mack
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Possible that there exists more than one variety o... Ryan Stephen
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Having same problem as Ryan S.
"svchost.exe has ge... CheeseDog
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Hi everybody! I was hit by MSBlast worm and I just... Anonymous
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I have the same problem as Cheesedog exactly and h... Christina Shaw
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hey everyone, i kinda have a solution on msblast,... Uves C...
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I was very happy with the advice this site provide... Darius
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I truly hope the perpetrators of these worms/virus... Anonymous
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I believe my problem was the Welchia/Nachia worm
A... CheeseDog
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I have the worm virus on my laptop, I have tried t... jacqui boothe
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I seriously doubt these claims that the virus has... Phil
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If anyone needs help with MSBLASTER or any other w... ERIC
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I didn't have the MSBLAST worm--but something very... FREAKED THE HECK OUT
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Everything says I have isolated the worm, but am s... Cindy Barrett
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