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Win32 Blaster Worm is on the Rise

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-can't-hold-her-together-any-longer-captain dept.

EvilNight writes "You know you've got it when a 60 second shutdown timer pops up on your screen. The virus uses the RPC vulnerability. It looks like it's reaching critical mass today. Luckily, it's an easy one to stop: Download this security update. Once you've installed that patch, go here and download the removal tool." Update: 08/12 19:19 GMT by M : Security bulletin URL corrected.

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  1. Re:Taco responds re: editor moderation abuse by DemoLiter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... and according to Meta Moderation, the fairness of these moderations are either statistically indistinguishable from non-admin users, or substantially better.

    How can fairness of a rather small group of moderating reades be better than fairness of the whole group?

    Doesn't it sound like "according to the result of public polls, the decisions of the government are more democratic than average public opinion"

  2. Honest question... by adamofgreyskull · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Will this update run under Wine?

  3. Re:shutdown /a by TCM · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bad day. Move along PLZ K THX.

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