Re: FN-FORUM: Blasted worm!

date posted 16th August 2003 12:48

Many thanks, David

These links were perfect
All's well again!

Nick

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Turner" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:23 PM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: Blasted worm!


>
> have you tried going to
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/default.asp
> and downloading the service pack?
>
> alternatively what about going to
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS
> 03-026.asp
>
> which should take you to
>
>
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C8B8A846-F541-4C15-8C9F
> -220354449117&displaylang=en
>
> and just download the RPC fix.
>
> i have actually always found windowsupdate.com to be pretty good. but i am
> always up for a bit of m$ bashing ;-)
>
> hth
>
>
>
>
>
> david.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Nick
> Stanton (Kerensa Consulting Ltd)
> Sent: 14 August 2003 15:40
> To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: FN-FORUM: Blasted worm!
>
>
>
> Hi everyone
>
> Just back from holiday and found I had an infected win2k-pro PC!
>
> I've been to the Microsoft window update site and can't seem to get the
> update to work. It tells me which updates I need, then it goes through the
> licensing agrrement, and then.....nothing.
>
> Is it overloaded do you think?
>
> I have manually removed the msblast.exe file, fixed the registry and the
RPC
> service.
>
> Last time I tried using firewall software (Zone Alarm) it screwed up DWMX.
> Maybe I need a separate firewall box now
>
> Any ideas about how to make the Windows Update actually do anything?
>
> Thanks
>
> Nick
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