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a windows error message saying it must shut down
I love the way windows lets you take photos of it breaking.

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Mark wrote this at 10:45, Mon, 15/09/03, Link
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Sebooo

Erm. Walley...you do release thats the blaster bug....and if your p.c. is infected your going to be picked up and shoved into a walled DNS for 13 hours. Ohhh if the DNS wasnt fubarr'd that is.

Written by Sebooo at 23:26, Mon, 15/09/03

David

mmmm. m32 blaster

Written by David at 09:06, Tue, 16/09/03

sparticus

So, I read that and I think. "Really? But my virus scanner's been updating itself regularly, and I haven't opened any attachments recently, or anything like that, but I'd better check". 60 minutes later, and my up to date virus scanner returns the information "found 0 viruses". Wonderful.

Written by sparticus at 12:05, Tue, 16/09/03

Sebooo

It gets passed through port 135 which is left open by default to share files between fellow XP users on an internal network or in this case a WAN (using TFTP). Since you had no firewall and you use a hub at home I can only asume you either a) plugged direct into the CM or b) connected via dial up. This is because the Hub will not be able to forward information on port 135 to your P.C. from the host p.c.

Written by Sebooo at 12:34, Tue, 16/09/03

sparticus

Ahhh, I see. Cunning little devil. Fortunately though, it was just windows being stupid and deciding that it needed to shut itself down. Memo to self, use firewall.

Written by sparticus at 13:53, Tue, 16/09/03

Seboo

No walley, it was the virus. I see it more than 40 times a day

Written by Seboo at 15:33, Tue, 16/09/03

sparticus

Seriously, I don't have the worm... You get that error message for other things as well as that worm. 2 scans now from my virus scanner, and nothing, and my computer has had the blaster worm patch installed for ages now, so I don't see how it could have got in.

Written by sparticus at 16:30, Tue, 16/09/03

David

i reckon that the 'sparticus' we are speaking to is in fact a worm in sheep's clothing!

Written by David at 16:43, Tue, 16/09/03

Sebooo

Its caused by pure crap programming of the virus, not sure the techy info. Youre anti virus will not find it. Only the msblast removal tool will.

Written by Sebooo at 16:50, Tue, 16/09/03

Matthew

Surely if it's Blaster, Mark'd have got a lot more shutdowns than just that one?

Written by Matthew at 07:57, Wed, 17/09/03

Seboo

No. If blast doesnt have a vaild internet connection. OR. If he is connecting through something like a hub (which he is) Then the blaster will not be engaged. *Possibly.
ALSO
If mark has installed the patch it will stop it shutting down as it 'plugs the hole' in windows programmnig.

One could argue if he has was infect and has NOT run the removal tool then it is entirely possible that he could experience certain symptoms of the virus... Could he not?

Written by Seboo at 09:51, Wed, 17/09/03

Benjamin

What does "if he has was infect" mean??!

Note to self: don't annoy Seb too much as I am now an NTL customer. 2 days after having it installed that is, thanks to NTL "improving" their services...

Written by Benjamin at 03:19, Thu, 18/09/03

Sebooo

They upgraded Harmony. Its now slower than other.

Written by Sebooo at 08:08, Thu, 18/09/03

Benjamin

Indeed. But can you tell me why IE hangs for about 5 seconds every time I leave a form field?

Written by Benjamin at 09:32, Thu, 18/09/03

Sebooo

How the f*dge should I know. DNS? Cache? Take your Pic

Written by Sebooo at 09:53, Thu, 18/09/03

Benjamin

If you want to say fridge, just say it. I blame Windows 98 and the 2 worms I got yesterday anyway :P

Written by Benjamin at 10:24, Thu, 18/09/03

Seboo

Windows 98? What do u expect.
It always takes ages when you sign a g/book. Also welcome to the world of stale cache pages. Every time u visit sparticus get ur fingures on CTRL F5.

Written by Seboo at 10:49, Thu, 18/09/03

Sparticus

Right, I'm putting an end to this now. Tomorrow, when I take my laptop to work and get broadband access, I'm going to download one of these here blaster hunter killer devices, and I'm going to use it and see if I really do have it. I doubt it though seeing as I've never been connected to the internet any other way apart from through a lan for the last 2 months.

Written by Sparticus at 14:26, Sun, 21/09/03

Sebooo

That will show them.

Written by Sebooo at 00:34, Mon, 22/09/03

Seboo

And look further down at my port 115 SFTP.

Written by Seboo at 00:40, Mon, 22/09/03

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