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Guest
My ISP (Blueyonder)has just issued this warning:
blueyonder Announcement of May 01 2004 15:46
Submitted by : Neil Bishop
Department : blueyonder Technical Support
Customers are advised that a prolific worm has been distributing around the Internet this weekend.
This worm scans random IP addresses for exploitable systems. Indications of infection by this worm include a box showing on screen with, lsa shell has encountered a problem and needs to close, or other error messages when opening a program. Another is that your computer may not close down when using the proper method and your computer system may also run slowly.
This worm is known as W32.Sasser, and has been classified as a Critical threat by Microsoft. Further information on this virus, its symptoms and a removal tool can be found on Symantec's website:
http://www.symantec.com
Or on Microsofts website:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/alerts/sasser.mspx
We encourage the use of up to date virus checkers and personal firewall technology. We advise all customers to visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads and download the latest security patches for your operating system, or contact Microsoft Technical Support.
blueyonder Announcement of May 01 2004 15:46
Submitted by : Neil Bishop
Department : blueyonder Technical Support
Customers are advised that a prolific worm has been distributing around the Internet this weekend.
This worm scans random IP addresses for exploitable systems. Indications of infection by this worm include a box showing on screen with, lsa shell has encountered a problem and needs to close, or other error messages when opening a program. Another is that your computer may not close down when using the proper method and your computer system may also run slowly.
This worm is known as W32.Sasser, and has been classified as a Critical threat by Microsoft. Further information on this virus, its symptoms and a removal tool can be found on Symantec's website:
http://www.symantec.com
Or on Microsofts website:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/alerts/sasser.mspx
We encourage the use of up to date virus checkers and personal firewall technology. We advise all customers to visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads and download the latest security patches for your operating system, or contact Microsoft Technical Support.