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Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: THX on May 03, 2004, 11:28:39 AM

See if you need to grab any Critical Fixes in Windows Update and/or your Virus Protection.  There\'s a pretty bad worm going around called Sasser.

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: guar on May 03, 2004, 12:17:16 PM

Thanks for the heads up.

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: Kurt Angle on May 04, 2004, 07:45:33 AM

Already done it. :D

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: Paul2 on May 04, 2004, 04:12:53 PM

How to update?

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: politiepet on May 04, 2004, 04:41:45 PM

tried updating, said there weren\'t any critical updates :(

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: §ôµÏG®ïñD on May 04, 2004, 06:26:03 PM

From the win update site

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 How to Protect Yourself from the Sasser Worm and Other Attacks
If your computer is running one of the following, you can help protect it from the Sasser Worm and its variants by installing the appropriate update below:

For Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Service Pack 2 or greater - "Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB835732)"
For Microsoft Windows XP - "Security Update for Windows XP (KB835732)"
When you click Scan for updates, Windows Update will determine whether you need this security update; if needed, the update will appear on the Critical Updates and Service Packs page.

To find out how to help protect your computer against the Sasser worm, or remove it if you think your computer may already be infected, please click on the Read more link. We also recommend that you check Windows Update regularly for new critical updates and security patches.

 

so if theres no update to be downloaded.. u already have it.

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: THX on May 04, 2004, 06:49:50 PM

Paul2:  Start > Programs > Windows Update

Or in IE, Tools > Windows Update

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: clips on May 04, 2004, 08:28:17 PM

what is the person trying to prove when he/she create such programs? is it just to aggrevate the hell outa us or what? most of the time it seems they are these computer nerds with no life and nothing else better to do..

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: Paul2 on May 05, 2004, 12:05:07 AM

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Originally posted by THX
Paul2:  Start > Programs > Windows Update

Or in IE, Tools > Windows Update

Ok thank you thx.

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: THX on May 08, 2004, 12:55:45 PM

They caught him.

http://slashdot.org/articles/04/05/08/1043234.shtml?tid=109

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: Capcom on May 08, 2004, 10:10:54 PM

It is an inconvinience, but if you take care of your pc you will be fine. These bugs tend to hit users that think a windowsupdate while running antivrus and a firewall is a hassle for them.

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Originally posted by clips
what is the person trying to prove when he/she create such programs? is it just to aggrevate the hell outa us or what? most of the time it seems they are these computer nerds with no life and nothing else better to do..

Title: Windows Update time: Sasser Worm
Post by: Coredweller on May 09, 2004, 06:36:20 AM

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Originally posted by THX
They caught him.

http://slashdot.org/articles/04/05/08/1043234.shtml?tid=109

Yeah, and he was ratted out by his friends, I think.  Oh well serves him right.

Title: What is this? A virus?
Post by: Halberto on May 15, 2004, 10:18:09 AM

my other computer wont even log on, saying stuff like :

a problem is preventing windows from accurately checking the liscense of this computer. Error code: 0x80070002

and then gives me bullshit about user information and insufficient resources, but sometimes it says it just cant run


someone pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease help me