Who Else Got Hit With The

**ooo** · 08-12-2003, 06:01 PM

wait u ppl were hit w/ it but did it restart you com?

i had the virus but it didnt restart my com at all :/... so i was very lucky... but then again i think they made it to target win xp not 2000 as much...

**zapjb** · 08-12-2003, 06:50 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong. But M$ addressed this vunerability 4 months ago with Windows XP Hotfix (SP2)Q331953. I checked my add/remove entries to make sure I had downloaded this hotfix. I did, months ago. My main reason to run Windows update. But Symantec has & usually has a fix for these viruii on their site & for free to anyone.

**ace2003k** · 08-12-2003, 06:59 PM

hi
i got this virus 2-what a bastard to remove

basically the symptoms of mine was that a lil window popped up and it shutdown my PC every minute!!

symantec removal got rid for me

ace

**Izagaia** · 08-12-2003, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by zapjb@12 August 2003 - 13:50
Correct me if I'm wrong. But M$ addressed this vunerability 4 months ago with Windows XP Hotfix (SP2)Q331953. I checked my add/remove entries to make sure I had downloaded this hotfix. I did, months ago. My main reason to run Windows update. But Symantec has & usually has a fix for these viruii on their site & for free to anyone.

They did (not so sure about the number on that update though). There were two updates actually. One that addresses the vulnerability and then a beta that targets the worm specifically. In addition to numerous virus definition updates since then from Symantec (for those Norton users among us).

I performed the usual checks myself just last evening. And have done so every evening- just a part of my daily online routine. If anything at all, hopefully users who are more vulnerable, will adopt their own routines to avoid such irritants in the furture.

**Jay** · 08-12-2003, 07:37 PM

i read about this virus from a website and i donloaded the patch from the microsoft website and now i hear that the virus itself is spreading from the microsoft website, should i be scared.

**DarkBlizzard** · 08-12-2003, 07:38 PM

u should be scared.......i know 5 people that have got it in the last 24 hours...my friend got it when he set up his website on his IP. If u have a firewall it stops the virus from doing much. download the patch.

**Izagaia** · 08-12-2003, 08:23 PM

I had heard on an NPR program earlier this morning, that this virus has hit more than 40% of businesses that rely on the internet to conduct their trade. Home/casual users were not far behind.

**Enigma2003** · 08-12-2003, 09:33 PM

Man did i get hit yesterday!!!!

i was 1 of the lucky 1s though as the error box came up but it stopped responding.

So i could get the patches!!! Phew, close 1.
Another guy said that this happened but he was using Win 2000 & i am on XP PRO.
Guess i was just lucky!!!

Everyone still keeps posting new topics about this, maybe it should be pinned???