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Old 14-08-2003, 12:43   #177
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Originally posted by trebor
the worm has the ability to execute any command on the pc
how about a quick format that wouldn't do your data much good.
as it is the worm is coded to just issue the shutdown command
but it could get a lot worse.
also the port hits on 135 are not getting any less I'm up to 157 today so there is still a lot of un patched pc's out there
One thing I was wondering. Having the worm shut down the pc doesn't help its propagation. Apparently, the author isn't out to cause major damage (even to Microsoft), or am I overlooking something?
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