Re: blaster worm patch won't download

From: Sarah (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/03/04 

Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 17:54:29 -0800

Jan writes:
>-----Original Message-----
>I have blaster worm on windowsxp home edition. ran the
>worm tool from McAfee, but the patch won't download and
>infection continues. Tech support through Dell (from
>India) says I need to purge hard drive and reinstall.
>Isn't there a fix for this that doesn't involve a
>complete reinstall? Thanks, Jan
>.

     If you don't have one, you'll want to hook up a
firewall, to avoid further infections. ZoneAlarm has one
free (remove any space and line breaks from the following
paste)
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/zna
lm/freeDownload.jsp

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