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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: Wrong link by jmkaza · · Score: 1, Troll

    Or better yet, have it point to the executable so we can install it. I mean, come on, this is Slashdot. We're handed, on a silver platter, a program that will launch a DOS on Microsoft, our evil nemisis, and we're trying to UNinstall it? I'm ashamed of all of you.