Windows users, make sure you run your Windows update (critical)

[Dan Murphy]

FYI

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4233357/

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/alerts/SA04-041A.html

http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/20040210_windows.asp

 

[Manda1219]

Thanks for the heads up! Updating now!!!

 

[TammyNC]

Thanks Dan, I'll be working on this today.

 

[luvdzny]

Thanks Dan, I already updated but I didn't realize how important it was! Bumping up for others to see

 

[Ranatra]

Thanks so much Dan for the heads up!
I just completed it.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Thanks, DAn. I'm running ME and it doesn't appear to be on the list. I assume it is different from 2000.

 

[Muffy]

Thanks for the heads up Dan!

 

[Lorix2]

thank you Dan, it notified me this morning and I jumped right on it. Aren't you proud?

 

[always quiet]

Did this first thing this morning!! Is it me or does it seem like there is always either a "critical" or "security" update available?? At least they make the 'fix' easy enough!

 

[Pin Wizard]

Why are there always so many updates? I don't have 255 minutes to tie up my computer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[always quiet]

255 minutes!!! Yikes!! With dsl, it updated in only a few!!

 

[Virgo10]

Computer impaired here. If you are running Windows 98, you're OK?? That's what I have and I didn't see it listed in the versions that need these updates.

Roberta

 

[Dan Murphy]

And a MyDoom virus update from one of my anti-virus providers........

- Panda Software reports the new B variant of Doomjuice -
Virus Alerts, by Panda Software (http://www.pandasoftware.com)

Madrid, February 11, 2004 - PandaLabs has detected the appearance of the B
variant of Doomjuice (W32/Doomjuice.B.worm), which would appear to indicate
that the author (or authors) of Mydoom have decided to ensure that users
don't forget about their creations too quickly.

Doomjuice.B is similar to its predecessor with the exception of its size,
packaging and the fact that it doesn't drop any file with Mydoom.A's source
code on the infected computer.

However, and like Doomjuice.A, this new variant uses the backdoor created by
Mydoom.A and Mydoom.B on infected computers. To do this it searches IP
addresses looking for computers with communication port 3127 unprotected
(the port affected by the backdoor).

Doomjuice.B has also been designed to launch a distributed denial of service
(DDoS) attack against Microsoft's website. However, in the case of this
variant, the author seems to have improved the worm's code to make this
attack more effective.

Doomjuice.B, creates a copy of itself on the computer under the name
regedit.exe, and creates a new entry in the Window's registry to ensure it
is run every time the system is started up.

Due to the appearance of Doomjuice.B, Panda Software advises all users to be
on the look out and update their antivirus solutions as soon as possible.
The company has already made the updates to its products available to users
to ensure their solutions can detect and eliminate Doomjuice.B. For those
whose solutions don't update automatically, the updates are available at
http://www.pandasoftware.com. Similarly, users can also detect and disinfect
this and other malicious code using the free, online antivirus, Panda
ActiveScan, which is also available on the company's website at
http://www.pandasoftware.com.

More information on Doomjuice.B, Doomjuice.A, Mydoom.A.worm and
Mydoom.B.worm, and from Panda Software's Virus Encyclopedia, at
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/encyclopedia/.

NOTE: The addresses above may not show up on your screen as single lines.
This would prevent you from using the links to access the web pages. If this
happens, just use the "cut" and "paste" options to join the pieces of the
URL.

Roberta, I just go buy what the article, alerts and scan tell me to do. I think 98 is okay, but since I have XP, I only really look for XP references.

 

[Melora]

Jeff got the heads up on this yesterday and updated both of our computers