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| Thread ID: 36540 | 2003-08-12 22:55:00 | Keep up with your patches - RPC worm spreading fast | PressF1 User (1065) | Press F1 |
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| 167294 | 2003-08-15 04:43:00 | didnt think it was this big a deal... i've heard about it on news...papers..and this.. and i havent downloaded 1 single patch for it... am i supposed to? havent had 1 attack...nothing at all..and am using xp... |
csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 167295 | 2003-08-15 05:10:00 | More confusion. Microsoft Newsletter 15/8/03 states that for XP users they will have to download security patch MS03-026. Go to the windows upgrade site and it states security patch XP-823980 is what is required. According to my history I downloaded this security update 17/7/03. To doublecheck I went into Windows updates again and after the scan it told me there were no critical updates. So what's this MS03-o26 and do I still need it ? And if I do why is it not in the current critical updates list ? cheers......heaton |
heaton (3697) | ||
| 167296 | 2003-08-15 05:13:00 | > didnt think it was this big a deal... > i've heard about it on news...papers..and this.. > and i havent downloaded 1 single patch for it... > am i supposed to? Yep > havent had 1 attack...nothing at all..and am using > xp... Who is your ISP??? & Do you have a firewall??? |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 167297 | 2003-08-15 05:29:00 | > More confusion. Microsoft Newsletter 15/8/03 states > that for XP users they will have to download security > patch MS03-026. > Go to the windows upgrade site and it states security > patch XP-823980 is what is required. > According to my > history I downloaded this security update 17/7/03. > To doublecheck I went into Windows updates again and > after the scan it told me there were no critical > updates. So what's this MS03-o26 and do I still need > it ? And if I do why is it not in the current > critical updates list ? You have all ready download it :), to check go back to the windows update site under other options > view Installation History |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 167298 | 2003-08-15 05:36:00 | Hi Heaton, yes you have the right patch - the "Microsoft Security Bulletin" (which provides the relevant imfo. on the problem) relating to this issue is named MS03-026. The "Patch/update for it is no. KB 823980. It is a little confusing that they have a different no. for the "Secrutiy Bulletin" & "patch" and i am sure you are not alone in being unsure by this ?:|. | J ZEP (336) | ||
| 167299 | 2003-08-15 06:49:00 | Here is a link (www.pcauthority.com.au) to an article that defends Microsoft better than the house invasion example. It states quite clearly, that an update was released "more than a month ago". Back then, this flaw had yet to be exploited. Now, I ask you, who's fault is it for not installing this patch? Once again, as the article says, just because an update is too difficult to install, or administrators are busy, etc, that is no excuse for installing it. On the corporate side, an administrators job is partly to keep systems secure. On the home user front, it wouldn't be far from accurate to say that the vast majority of users know about Windows Update or Automatic Updates. They know these services are provided so that the user can easily install the latest updates. I subscribe to the Microsoft Security bulletin newsletter. Why? Because it pays to keep on top of updates. I would advise people who don't often monitor their Windows systems to also subscribe to it. It might help you in the future. As for Terry whatsisname saying that Microsoft know of no attacks when he said that statement, I disagree that this is an incorrect statement. It is known that the worm will attack the Microsoft Windows Update site on Saturday 16 August. Whereas attacking computers? No, it infiltrates them through a uncommonly used service (tFTP) which, it would appear (also from the name of it), does not require user interaction. |
agent (30) | ||
| 167300 | 2003-08-15 10:51:00 | isp is quik internet and firewall no just nortons antivirus and nortons interet security... i update antivirus every day since i heard this...thats all i've done to download the patches can i have direct links as i not really in a mood to go searching or fiddling thru the confusing microsoft website... |
csinclair83 (200) | ||
| 167301 | 2003-08-15 11:49:00 | > to download the patches can i have direct links as i > not really in a mood to go searching or fiddling thru > the confusing microsoft website... Blaster Worm: Critical Security Patch for Windows XP (823980) (www.microsoft.com) |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 167302 | 2003-08-18 01:31:00 | Or.. You can get the Fix from http://www.rescueman.tk while you're at it :-) | Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
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