Windows users BEWARE!

The Jargonaut · **Posted:** Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:17 pm

I got hit with the virus that is spreading across the internet today. It trashed the boot sector of my hard drive. All is well now, after a reformat. Please see the Microsoft article below to prevent this from hitting you.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-039.mspx

To remove it, see this.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.zotob.removal.tool.html

There is another variant out there as well. to remove it:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.esbot.removal.tool.html

Good luck.

Pebcak · **Posted:** Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:49 pm

Sorry to hear the bad news Jarg.

Microsoft releases all of their patches on the second Tuesday of the month. Need to patch your systems by Wednesday ow you will be owned. There is a thread running around here about anti-virus and anti-spyware. Live it, Learn it, Love it. The virus folks suck but that is the way of life on the net in 2005. Sad but true.

If any of yall have problems let me know. I am an IT tech and work in the security world alot these days. WIll be happy to help. I have a post in floating around about my personal favorite programs. The only one that is not free is TrendMicro Internet Security Suite. I get it free from work but would pay for it if needed. Best AV program out there. REALLY updates itself with no muss no fuss.

The more vulnerable PCs out there the more problems we all have. A few FPS is worth peace of mind.

Later yall.

Scify · **Posted:** Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:43 pm

I hope it didn't mess up any thing on your computer Jarg :angryfire:

Thanks for warning Jarg.

:cheers:

New Norton Anti Virus I got has program called Internet Worm Protection ( I hope it works) it was Updated today.

Pebcak ,
Your job sounds great.

a nameless entity · **Posted:** Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:53 pm

Thanks for the headsup Jarg. I got my update notice from Micro$oft earlier in the week, but checked again just now to be sure I was up to date.
Norton had an update on Tuesday, as well as their usual Wednesday one.

I hope you were still backing stuff up regularly, so that the reformat wasn't too painful. :angry3:

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The Jargonaut · **Posted:** Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:29 pm

Somehow, I knew our FAH friend would have some input on this :cyclopsani:

Either way, the system was up and running last night.... Just had to install all of Microsoft's security patches.

I should be done by April 2006 dink

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