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Offline SpecOp9

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Important: Virus is running wild!
« on: 12 Aug 2003, 14:16:38 »
Some of you may be experiencing a serious problem with your computer which causes it to reboot every sixty seconds. ...

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1. We're not Tech Support

2. If you're already infected you won't be able to read this post anyway (the timeframe of 60 seconds actually varies between 10-120 depending on when the virus decides you're connected).

3. The virus (either W32.Blaster.Worm, W32/Lovsan.Worm or Worm_MBlast.A) IS detected by Norton and McAfee antivirus once the definitions are up to date.

4. If people need to fix it, they can do so by following the instructions posted at anti-virus vendor sites or their ISP sites.
The reason for that is simply down to liability, and our exposure to it by you posting the 'fixblaster' links and instructions.

5. In future, please refrain from posting "Public Service Announcements" that are not OFP related. There are hundreds of other sites better equipped to deal with these sort of issues.

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Sorry OFPEC,
But sending a news submission would take much to long for Publish  :-\
« Last Edit: 12 Aug 2003, 23:30:23 by Noon416 »
With all those Multiplayer maps in the pending list...
Somebody is gonna get a heart artak ;) lol!!!!!

Offline KTottE

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Re:Important: Virus is running wild!
« Reply #1 on: 12 Aug 2003, 14:22:38 »
Seeing as how this worm struck full-out yesterday this post was too late as well.
If people use their automatic update for windows as they should, this would not even be a problem since there's a hotfix that closes the RPC-hole that allowed this worm to get in.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'WOW What a Ride!'"

Offline Artak

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Re:Important: Virus is running wild!
« Reply #2 on: 12 Aug 2003, 15:09:45 »
I agree 110% with what Sefe said in http://www.ofpec.com/yabbse/index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=12159 this post before locking it.  >:(
Not all is lost.

Offline Sui

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Re:Important: Virus is running wild!
« Reply #3 on: 12 Aug 2003, 15:51:26 »
Spec Op, this is NOT a place for you to make public service announcements.

The title of the forum is OFPEC Comments. If it's not about OFPEC, don't post it!

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