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August 12th, 2003, 04:34 PM
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Re: OT - Ding Dong, the Wicked Worm is dead...
Pictures don't get run, so there would be little point in a virus infecting one of them.
Mostly system files or newly created files that look like system files. Or programs like iexplore.exe so the virus is activated when you browse the internet.
All you really need to do is install your antivirus software first, and make sure its updated. It will then scan the files you copy back. You can scan your CD first if you feel like it.
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August 12th, 2003, 04:42 PM
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Re: OT - Ding Dong, the Wicked Worm is dead...
I'm probably going to be getting a new system anyways...
if only because the current system (the infected one) does NOT have a CD-RW - just a stinking 100MB zipdrive. 
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August 12th, 2003, 04:56 PM
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Re: OT - Ding Dong, the Wicked Worm is dead...
Is this the same virus that would be affecting
Copy / Paste and Linking on our Win2k systems?
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August 12th, 2003, 04:59 PM
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Re: OT - Ding Dong, the Wicked Worm is dead...
You can run anti-virus and try to pick up known things, and of course go to windowsupdate and download all security packages.
It's just been my observation that almost everytime a worm like this hits it has secondary and tertiary payloads that are worse then the first one, and well hidden. Code Red, Code Red II, and Nimda showed that.
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August 12th, 2003, 05:06 PM
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Re: OT - Ding Dong, the Wicked Worm is dead...
Heads up ...
Cert {link}
Long story short, get the patch before August 15th, the worm will launch a Denial Of Service attack against the Windows update webpage after that date.
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August 12th, 2003, 05:14 PM
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Re: OT - Ding Dong, the Wicked Worm is dead...
Is this the same virus that would be affecting
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August 12th, 2003, 05:49 PM
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Re: OT - Ding Dong, the Wicked Worm is dead...
I suggest that you read the info on the virus and apply the patches and update your virus/os patches etc...
If your lucky that is all you will have to do.
But you must follow the instructions exactly.
Then you should look at automaticly updating your virus software daily and automaticly updating your windows software.
I know it is not very proactive. But at least you will be doing something.
Rebuild is a Last resort.
I am recommending you to follow this approach. This is the current approach I use at work.
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