| Blaster
information
Due to conflicting
information going around the Internet, LAS Computer Services Limited
in partnership with its partners at Microsoft and Sophos Anti-Virus
have complied some key pointer to help companies combat the "blaster"
virus.
Q)
What is the W32/Blaster-A Virus ?
A) W32/Blaster-A
is a worm that scans networks looking for computers vulnerable to
Microsoft's DCOM RPC security exploit. On finding a suitable victim
the worm causes the remote machine to acquire a copy of the worm
using TFTP, which is saved as msblast.exe in the Windows system
folder.
Q)
What Operating Systems are vulnerable to the "Blaster"
virus ?
A) All versions
of the following Operating Systems:
- Microsoft®
Windows NT® 4.0
- Microsoft
Windows® 2000
- Microsoft
Windows XP
- Microsoft
Windows Server™ 2003
Q)
How do I find out which version of Microsoft Windows I have ?
A)
- On the taskbar
at the bottom of your screen, click Start, and then click Run.
- In the Run
dialog box, type winver
- Click OK.
- A dialog
box will be displayed with the version of Microsoft Windows that
you are running.
Q)
How does the "Blaster" Virus get onto my computer ?
A) The "Blaster"
Virus moved from computer to computer over a network (including
the Internet)
Q)
How to tell if the "Blaster" virus has affected my Computer
?
A) Typical
symptoms may include Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 systems
rebooting every few minutes without user input, or Windows NT 4.0
and Windows 2000 systems becoming unresponsive.
Q)
How can I protect my computer from this and other Viruses ?
A)
- Install
updates from Microsoft's web site - http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
including updates MS03-026,
MS03-001
- Use up-to-date
Anti Virus software, if you currently have no Anti Virus software
installed then please view some information on Sophos Anti Virus
software - http://www.las-computers.co.uk/services/anti_virus.htm
- If your
computer is part of a network, then look at some information on
Firewall Security - http://www.las-computers.co.uk/services/firewall_security.htm
For more information,
or help to over come Virus and security issues, please contact
LAS Computers Services Ltd. |
