Re: W32.Welchia.Worm fiasco

From: Bill Sanderson (Bill_Sanderson_at_msn.com.plugh.org)
Date: 10/08/03 

Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 13:41:42 -0400

I've no objection whatsoever to your ignoring my advice. It may well not be
suitable to one of your exalted capabilities.

Not everyone here is up to your standard, of course.

"Perplexed" <per@plexed.com> wrote in message
news:sRSgb.4967$Eo2.2735@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>
> "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote
> > Get the firewall up.
> > Don't start hacking a freshly installed unpatched OS.
>
> why not? i've done it a million times before, oh wise one.
>
> > Get the firewall up, patch to date, including MS03-040.
>
> just an fyi, kb824146 f'd my machine. twice. it was the second time that
i
> realized it was the patch and not some other cause. a quick googling
tells
> me i'm far from alone in this matter. many win2k machines are having
> problems with kb824146. sheesh... screwed over by virus writers and ms
> coders in one week! whodathunkit!
>
>
> > Be sure everything works. Then you can mess with dcom
> > if you wish and find out what breaks.
>
> amazing how i've always kept a pristine, finely tuned machine in the past
> without what passes for a sense of humor on your part.
>
>
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>

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