Sasser Worm

MattG · May 3, 2004

This is more of a informative thing, mainly because it only effects window boxes.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/05/03/sasser.worm.reut/index.html

To protect yourself put up your firewalls, and keep up to date on Windows security patches.

SNGX1275 · May 3, 2004

Here is the link for you guys that haven't patched yourself yet:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-011.mspx
or you could just go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and get it that way.

Its amazing that people get infected when the patches have been out for quite some time. So for you people that have trouble keeping your system up to date, turn on automatic updating.

Also you can go here to see if you are infected - http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp

StormBringer · May 3, 2004

and so it begins... again!

I guess its just more important to the average user to not be bothered to patch their system than it is to keep themselves somewhat protected against things like this.

BTW, here is an article on it, posted yesterday by Per Hansson.

jshields13 · May 4, 2004

Quick question. Amoung other things, the instructions for avoiding the Sasser is to have a personal firewall in place. Is the one that comes with XP sufficient or do you guys recommend another one, like Norton Personal Firewall.

Just curious.

Masque · May 4, 2004

I use Sygate's Personal (and free) firewall, but that's strictly personal preference. That AND a D-Link router coupled with all the patches and updated virus definition files and good for me.

SNGX1275 · May 4, 2004

jshields13 - yeh the windows one is sufficient for this. you just can't customize it like you can 3rd party ones (at least not easily).

Liquidlen · May 6, 2004

For my money ZoneAlarm is the best. There is a free version that is definitely better than Windows or the pro which I would say use for sure if you have any networked computers at home/work.

stella_25501 · May 11, 2004

hey

Heres a web site that you can to to...it has all the steps to fix the sasser worm

www.mirosoft.com/surcuity/incident/sasser.asp

Didou · May 11, 2004

Originally posted by SNGX1275

[...]

Also you can go here to see if you are infected - http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp

Originally posted by stella_25501
hey

Heres a web site that you can to to...it has all the steps to fix the sasser worm

www.mirosoft.com/surcuity/incident/sasser.asp

The link you gave is incorrect & the correct one has been posted before by SNGX but thx for the effort.

Goalie · May 11, 2004

Clicking the surcuity site takes you to an "under construction" page with some embedded flash... Almost makes me wonder if it didn't have a present of its own. Thankfully Mozilla doesn't come bundled with flash and isn't too eager to install it for you either.

SNGX1275 · May 11, 2004

I think the thing you are speaking of is the button you click to check to see if your PC is infected. And that can only be ran in IE. In opera the button is there, but is unclickable.

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