Re: blaster worm question...
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 08/14/03
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Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 00:08:13 -0400
There is something new making the rounds.. see
http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.randex.e.html
Windows 9x/ME are built on a different code base than NT/2k/XP, and are not
*directly* vulnerable to the same RPC buffer overflow exploit as those
versions. That is not to say that they will not experience problems if they
are on infected/vulnerable networks.
There are plenty of other patches you need, and you ought to go to
www.windowsupdate.com - this should be visited monthly or so, anyway. Get
all critical and recommended updates. Also protect your computer or network
with a decent firewall to block ports. www.sygate.com has a free firewall
for personal use.
Also, you need good AV software, and you need to keep it updated regularly.
Check out www.grisoft.com for one nice product - they even make a free
edition.
Also - in the future, please search through recent posts, as this question
is asked and answered every few minutes these days. :-)
ananda wrote:
> I have Windows ME, it is vulnerable to this worm, should I
> download the security patch? Please answer ASAP.
> Thank You:)
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