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Mike Sweetser
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#21 Posted on 14.8.03 1035.05
Reposted on: 14.8.10 1037.40

    Originally posted by Alessandro
    Okay, beating a dead horse here, but I found this :

    The "Blaster" worm, which uses a flaw in the Windows NT 4, 2000 and 2003 server programs and Windows XP personal computer operating system to replicate and spread, does no direct damage and could have been much worse, said Oliver Friedrichs, a senior manager with Symantec Corp. Infected computers may shut down repeatedly or slow down.

    So, it only affects personal computers with Windows XP, and computers with Windows NT/ME that are on a network (not the other way around)? I'm confused ...




The news, as usual, can't get facts straight.

To put it bluntly, if your computer/server/PC/laptop/whatever are running any version of Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows 2003, and you haven't patched against this vulnerability, YOU ARE OPEN TO BLASTER.

Actually, if you fulfill all these requirements, you've probably already been infected, judging by how amazingly fast Blaster and its offspring (last I checked, there were at least two direct offshoots of Blaster, and a couple of other worms exploiting the same vulnerability).

So there you go. Everybody running Windows, regardless of OS, needs to at least do the following:

a) Get a firewall, software or hardware. I recommend BlackICE, which is a good price ($40-$50), easy to set up, and inobtrusive.
b) Get antivirus software. Norton Antivirus is the standard. Also, update it regularly with the new virus definitions.
c) GO TO WINDOWS UPDATE REGULARLY! And when Microsoft says something is a Critical Update, or that the thing it patches can be used to hack the server or cause it to stop working, INSTALL THE DAMN PATCH!

I know this sounds like common sense, but if everybody did this, Blaster wouldn't be a problem, since the vulnerability Blaster is exploiting has been patched since July 16th - nearly a full month.

Personally, I'm not worried about Blaster in the slightest.

It would have to get through my firewall, which blocks the ports Blaster transmits on.

It would have to get through my antivirus software, which has definitions installed to stop Blaster in its tracks.

And if it got through both of those lines of defense....it still couldn't do a damn thing, because my computer, and all the servers I maintain (about 100 different servers) have all been patched since the bulletin came out.

Mike
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#22 Posted on 14.8.03 1038.46
Reposted on: 14.8.10 1041.21

    Originally posted by Alessandro

    So, it only affects personal computers with Windows XP, and computers with Windows NT/ME that are on a network (not the other way around)? I'm confused ...





No. It affects all Windows machines running those OS's regardless of whether or not they are networked, provided they are connected to the internet so that they can get affected. What they are trying to say is that NT 4, 2000, and 2003 are the server OS's, and designed for use on a network with a central server, whereas XP is intended for (networks of) individual computers.
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#23 Posted on 15.8.03 0651.22
Reposted on: 15.8.10 0652.18
Alls I know is it they need to find this bastard. I would love to personally open up a "hot can of of whoop-ass" on that fool. This week has been a hell for a hustler.

Mike hit it right on the head though. The update was available weeks ago. Definately a lesson learned. What I wonder is just who the hell comes up with this stuff? More and more I think about it, job security is very important these days....ah nevermind.
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#24 Posted on 15.8.03 1343.25
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#25 Posted on 15.8.03 1352.07
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    Originally posted by Alessandro
    Aren't Windows ME and Windows 2000 the same thing?


They are two different operating systems. Windows ME is based on Windows 98, while Windows 2000 is based on Windows NT.
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#26 Posted on 16.8.03 2047.55
Reposted on: 16.8.10 2052.59

    Originally posted by Battlezone

      Originally posted by emma
      Are we having fun yet? :-)


    Well, *I* am certainly enjoying all of this, but then again, I'm using a Mac. :)



There's not enough fun in affecting the 18 people who actually have Macs, so there aren't that many viruses (Virusi?) for them
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#27 Posted on 17.8.03 2011.27
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Virii?

(edited by PalpatineW on 17.8.03 2112)
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#28 Posted on 18.8.03 1330.54
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There is now a supposedly good version of this thing circulating:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9531-2003Aug18.html

According to the article, it tries to "fix" the infection of MSBlaster, and will stay resident until 2004. There's worries that it's going to do more harm than good as it'll still sap some resources in it's hunt for other computers to "infect".

Gotta appreciate the guys intentions, but I think I'll patch my own computer. Thanks.
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#29 Posted on 18.8.03 1433.35
Reposted on: 18.8.10 1441.39

    Originally posted by cranlsn
    There is now a supposedly good version of this thing circulating.


To quote from my favorite Slashdot comment on the subject:

I feel very comfortable turning over my network to a well-meaning worm. I trust that it will properly protect my network. I believe that the teeth I put under my pillow magically are turned into quarters. I am confident that Microsoft has resolved this RPC implementation problem. I have faith that Microsoft's security initiatives are on track. I am sure that elves fix my shoes when I fall behind on my work. (-- user burgburgburg)
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