New Virus Spreading Rapidly

[silverfish]

There is a wide spreading virus currently infecting a lot of PCs on the internet. Get your microsoft patch in quickly, or your AV up to date.

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyc...e=WORM_SASSER.A

The patch you need is

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms04-011.mspx

I was alerted by the vendor an hour ago..

regards,

Tommy

[Hard Rock]

Yes,

This afternoon one of my pc at my workplace got it

[moxa]

Hi Sliverfish,

Thanks for the alert. It does really helps to prevent damage. Hopes others members sees it.

regards,

Moxa

[junyong84]

how does it spread?

[bum]

just get the latest windows update and you should be fine.

if you get it, your pc will automatically shut down...

at least the virus has a conscience,

it gives you a 2-3min grace to save your stuff

[silverfish]

Ya.. you need to install the windows update. The antivirus update will not prevent the PC from shuting down.

[Clownfish]

just get the latest windows update and you should be fine.

if you get it, your pc will automatically shut down...

at least the virus has a conscience,

it gives you a 2-3min grace to save your stuff

haha... conscience indeed

shld be somewhere the same as the w32.blasterworm last time rite?

[Achilles Tang]

Aiyah.... virus only.... there are so many around but I've never been bothered by them... never felt that they are that serio.... bzzzt... ious... crackle.... err wha.... cahziiietzip..t... the...brrrbpt... hell.... ZZAAAPPP.... arrrggghhh!!!

Update your Anti-virus definitions, people, update!

[seamonkee]

I just got it also... just reformatted my computer cause my XP has integrated service pack (friendly version lah) and doesn't accept the security patch!

So gotta use my friend's XP to reformat and reinstall... sigh...

[flubberina13]

my whole workplace got it today...

All the hundreds of computer gone haywire...

[bwilly]

hehe... opps.. ngaoci knows..

[Anemone]

remove network cable, apply patch, restart, use virus removal, reconnect network cable, update anti-virus.

do not assume that if u can go online, u're safe. im so tired of explaining that. lol

[CKS]

my whole workplace got it today...

All the hundreds of computer gone haywire...

blah..where do u work?

the admin or the security department should have enforced all the machines to be updated when the software flaws has been reported (a week before the worm was unleashed) .. the worm wouldnt have been a problem ..

are they hiring? heheh

[silverfish]

For the geeks and techies, the exploit part of the code for SASSER worm is at

http://packetstormsecurity.nl/0405-exploit...1-lsasrv-expl.c

[flubberina13]

blah..where do u work?

the admin or the security department should have enforced all the machines to be updated when the software flaws has been reported (a week before the worm was unleashed) .. the worm wouldnt have been a problem ..

are they hiring? heheh

about three quarters done up so far... and all laptops are updated liao...

[Razo]

I just got it also... just reformatted my computer cause my XP has integrated service pack (friendly version lah) and doesn't accept the security patch!

So gotta use my friend's XP to reformat and reinstall... sigh...

pm u

[shiraz]

so many versions of xp! goodness i have to dig up some old books to find out which version is mine!

[seamonkee]

so many versions of xp! goodness i have to dig up some old books to find out which version is mine!

Errr... friendly is a nicer word for pirated...

[shiraz]

Errr... friendly is a nicer word for pirated...

ermmm... what do u mean? i know friendly = pirated.....

i was actually reffering to the different versions of XP they have on the website to be patched... i don't know what version mine is because my OS came with the computer.. anyway, i've already got the update...

[seamonkee]

I thot u wondered is there an official version of XP known as friendly... hahaha...