MOFO RPC worm virus
August-12th-2003, 02:14 AM
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**** RPC worm virus
Did any of you guys get that crazy worm virus?! I got infected with it, I have no idea how... Took me hours just to figure out it was a virus! The damn think kept shutting down my computer whenever I turned it on. It gives you 60 seconds to save your **** and exit before it turns your computer off. I'm lucky to have high speed i.net, so I was lucky enough to go to the microsoft website and download the patch in that little time. I managed to get rid of it, but I'm wondering if any of you have had problems with it. Here's some info for those that don't know: http:/us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100547
August-12th-2003, 08:25 PM
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I went to microsoft earlier to download the patch and the ******* thing didn't install. I tried for over a friggin' hour! I don't know if it is every one trying to download it or what, but error messages kept popping up. **** you microsoft. My dad has an Apple IMac, the half a basketball with the flat widescreen. It's a screaming system with an awsome picture and APPLE users don't have to worry about *** wipes messing up their **** or hacking their computers. Maybe Gates will do something about it! His software is so vulnerable to attacks. The messed up thing about it, sorry trying to tone down language, is that it is infected just being online, and not via email attachments. 
MisterT
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August-12th-2003, 08:41 PM
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I work at the University of Arkansas in the CAST Lab basicially its a technology lab and I take my laptop and work on it and the whole campus got hit hard as hell! and since im in teh lab, and we deal with so many servers and exchange ing we dont ahve a firewall setup for it(i asked why and they gave me areason and it made since just cant remember it) so my laptop and like 2800 others got fucked over today.... mine seems to be running fine now though thank god....
MisterT... did you try doing it after you downloaded it and disconnected from teh net..... I got another attack of it while i was running the fix and ahd to start over so I jsut downloaded, saved unplugged the cat5 cable and then ran it and didnt have a problem
MisterT... did you try doing it after you downloaded it and disconnected from teh net..... I got another attack of it while i was running the fix and ahd to start over so I jsut downloaded, saved unplugged the cat5 cable and then ran it and didnt have a problem
August-12th-2003, 09:06 PM
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I work for a call centre supporting big *** clients NA wide. Man we got hit hard. Pc's were rebooting within 1 minute. Just look for msblast.exe in your processes under task manager, delete that. apply the ms patch for your specific operating system. update your virus definitions. if you can't find msblast.exe
goto your regedit. under hkey local machine/software/microsoft/windows/current version/run
look for windows auto update = msblast.exe
goto your regedit. under hkey local machine/software/microsoft/windows/current version/run
look for windows auto update = msblast.exe
August-12th-2003, 09:51 PM
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Originally posted by MisterT
It's a screaming system with an awsome picture and APPLE users don't have to worry about *** wipes messing up their **** or hacking their computers.
It's a screaming system with an awsome picture and APPLE users don't have to worry about *** wipes messing up their **** or hacking their computers.
BTW.. My company didn't get a lick of it. It's called strong firewalling and full virus protection on every system allowed on the local subnet. Only systems that have caught viruses in the last 2-3 years were the laptops (and our new policy is **** them since they won't follow company virus scan and Windows update policies).
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August-13th-2003, 03:00 AM
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Originally posted by kc5zom
Man you wish. There has NEVER been a secure operating system built. The old Apple O/S, new Apple O/S, Linux, Microsoft are all vulnerable to hacker attacks. Good hackers love to compromise a Linux system and load a root kit on it (usually easier than a XP or 2003 Microsoft box because people misconfigure crap or leave it insecure). Microsoft just gets more of the script kiddies (don't have to hunt for targets as hard) and it is an easier place to spread a virus because of the large number of idiots using it.
BTW.. My company didn't get a lick of it. It's called strong firewalling and full virus protection on every system allowed on the local subnet. Only systems that have caught viruses in the last 2-3 years were the laptops (and our new policy is **** them since they won't follow company virus scan and Windows update policies).
Man you wish. There has NEVER been a secure operating system built. The old Apple O/S, new Apple O/S, Linux, Microsoft are all vulnerable to hacker attacks. Good hackers love to compromise a Linux system and load a root kit on it (usually easier than a XP or 2003 Microsoft box because people misconfigure crap or leave it insecure). Microsoft just gets more of the script kiddies (don't have to hunt for targets as hard) and it is an easier place to spread a virus because of the large number of idiots using it.
BTW.. My company didn't get a lick of it. It's called strong firewalling and full virus protection on every system allowed on the local subnet. Only systems that have caught viruses in the last 2-3 years were the laptops (and our new policy is **** them since they won't follow company virus scan and Windows update policies).
August-13th-2003, 06:16 AM
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get orvillized! WTF?
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I went to Microsoft.com and it failed to patch. I tried for 2 1/2 friggin' hours!! It kept saying cannot find internet server or something crazy! The patch has ETA for downloading 7 minutes, but **** wouldn't download. Any one else download or have problems downloading this piece of crap patch?
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August-13th-2003, 06:51 AM
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Originally posted by Chastan
Are the employees supposed to run windows update? For my dad's company, they told them not to use windows update, because it screws things up. I think their IT department is
Are the employees supposed to run windows update? For my dad's company, they told them not to use windows update, because it screws things up. I think their IT department is
August-13th-2003, 01:47 PM
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Man you wish. There has NEVER been a secure operating system built. The old Apple O/S, new Apple O/S, Linux, Microsoft are all vulnerable to hacker attacks. Good hackers love to compromise a Linux system and load a root kit on it (usually easier than a XP or 2003 Microsoft box because people misconfigure crap or leave it insecure). Microsoft just gets more of the script kiddies (don't have to hunt for targets as hard) and it is an easier place to spread a virus because of the large number of idiots using it.
Sure but some are more secure than others, I've been using a Mac with OSX since the beginning and have yet to encounter any problems or viruses.
I used to use a PC but switched to a Mac 3 years ago, I don't mind PC hardware, I just hate Windows.
I also have a new G5 on the way
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