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From: "vze1olfq" <>
Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] A warning from the List Administrator
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 07:38:26 -0400
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To All:

I caught the W32 BLASTER WORM day before yesterday. Go to www.symantec.com
to remedy. We are all 100% restored!.

Sheila
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Hammons" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:54 AM
Subject: Re: [QUEBEC] A warning from the List Administrator


> Thanks for the info Gary
>
> I had just installed the free zone alarm earlier today and am current with
> my windows updates. My internet service provider, said, she had 4 people
get
> some virus today and sent us a warning out. I am still on Win 98, the the
> one going around here was only attacking the later versions. But I really
> got nervous when some one sent me a 'spoof email' from Ebay wanting all
> this personal information or they would not let you on ebay any more,
which
> I did not fall for, so decided I needed firewall.
>
> Pat
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Boivin" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 12:09 AM
> Subject: [QUEBEC] A warning from the List Administrator
>
>
> > There's a real bad Windows virus going around that is set to go off on
> > Saturday and it is completely preventable.
> > You Windows users make sure you have all the "Critical Updates" for your
> > operating system.
> > Log into Microsoft to verify you are safe
> > http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
> >
> > If you can, I would advise getting a Firewall program.
> > This will cripple the new virus.
> > I use ZoneAlarm. www.zonelabs.com
> > They have 2 flavors...
> > One you pay for the other is free (I use the free version)
> >
> > Should any of you "catch" the latest computer badness,
> > it can be removed with FixBlast.EXE.
> >
> > (This is NOT the beginning of a topic thread)
> > (And, if you don't have a firewall, please get one...)
> >
> >
> >
> > 1- Run "FixBlast.exe" ... This removes it
> > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FixBlast.exe
> >
> > 2- For Windows 2000... These are the fixes to prevent it showing up
> > again...
> >
> > download.microsoft.com/download/0/1/f/01fdd40f-efc5-433d-8ad2-b4b9d42
> >
> > 049d5/Windows2000-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe
> >
> > download.microsoft.com/download/0/1/f/01fdd40f-efc5-433d-8ad2-b4b9d4
> >
> > 2049d5/Windows2000-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe
> >
> > For Windows XP...
> >
> > download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/b/98bcfad8-afbc-458f-aaee-b7a52a9
> >
> > 83f01/WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe
> >
> > download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/b/98bcfad8-afbc-458f-aaee-b7a52a
> >
> > 983f01/WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe
> >
> > For WinNT 4.0 Server...
> >
> > download.microsoft.com/download/6/5/1/651c3333-4892-431f-ae93-bf8718d
> >
> > 29e1a/Q823980i.EXE
> >
> > download.microsoft.com/download/6/5/1/651c3333-4892-431f-ae93-bf8718
> >
> > d29e1a/Q823980i.EXE
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
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