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15-08-2003, 08:33
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#196
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Leeds
Posts: 96
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Quote:
Originally posted by distortal
I see the worm still going round - any predictions on how long it's going to survive? 
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The "experts" are quoting 2 or 3 years...
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15-08-2003, 09:40
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#197
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: S Manchester
Age: 77
Posts: 1,766
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Quote:
Originally posted by duncant403
The "experts" are quoting 2 or 3 years...
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Didn't the 'experts' say something similar about putting out the Kuwait oil fires ?????????
IMO it won't take that long for everyone to clean their machines and protect them, then msblaster will have nowhere to go ??
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15-08-2003, 09:46
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#198
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Age: 46
Posts: 6,343
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Quote:
Originally posted by basa
Didn't the 'experts' say something similar about putting out the Kuwait oil fires ?????????
IMO it won't take that long for everyone to clean their machines and protect them, then msblaster will have nowhere to go ??
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According to this: http://www.pcmag.com/print_article/0...a=45789,00.asp there are around 211million PCs running XP alone, maybe up to 300million running 2k/XP.
There's always going to be a few that still have the worm or have no firewall there's always somebody in the world running a new install of XP with no patches.
This is why the worm will live for so long.
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15-08-2003, 10:36
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#199
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Inactive
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Woking
Age: 53
Services: PlusNet 2Mbps Premier. BT. Sky Digital. TiVo.
Posts: 273
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Quote:
Originally posted by basa
Didn't the 'experts' say something similar about putting out the Kuwait oil fires ?????????
IMO it won't take that long for everyone to clean their machines and protect them, then msblaster will have nowhere to go ??
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Code Red is still going strong. I get attempted attacks almost daily on my web server logs, half of which come from NTL customers  .
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15-08-2003, 10:44
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#200
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 4,223
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ramrod
Hope so, thats what I've got
....you do have McAfee firewall as well?
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Yes, had the privacy thing on trial but it kept stopping me from getting online - CS told me to diable it and the trial spam killer as well! 
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15-08-2003, 12:31
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#201
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Tonbridge
Age: 58
Services: Amazon Prime Video & Netflix. Deregistered from my TV licence.
Posts: 21,960
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Originally posted by Chimaera
Yes, had the privacy thing on trial but it kept stopping me from getting online - CS told me to diable it and the trial spam killer as well!
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Yes, I don't have the privacy thing or spamkiller. Don't see the need.
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15-08-2003, 14:20
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#202
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 4,223
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ramrod
Yes, I don't have the privacy thing or spamkiller. Don't see the need.
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Neither do I Ramrod, but they kept sending me these damned e-mails offering a free trial.......
Just as well I had a go really, now I know not to buy it!!
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15-08-2003, 16:04
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#203
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: NW UK
Posts: 3,546
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Funny you should mention that... the MS website DID go down earlier
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27-08-2003, 18:59
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#205
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Essex
Age: 38
Services: Sky multiroom (Sky Q)
Sky Fibre Unlimited
Sky Landline
Posts: 8,851
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If you protect your PC with an anti virus checker and a firewall you won't be affected. just remember to update your VIRUS DEFINATIONS.
And well sorted basically
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