windows 2000 worm strikes

[maverick]

windows 2000 worm strikes

[greencreeper]

That's the trouble with this world - worms are under-valued. It's no wonder they have to strike. Should give them better pay and conditions.

[Gareth]

Heh, CNN are kinda over-reacting... maybe has something to do with the fact that they got hit by this worm themselves despite a patch having been released a week ago. "Microsoft in 'emergency response' as worm reported on three continents"... a bit sensationalist considering they patched the bug a week ago.

It will be interesting to see how many home users are unpatched and are helping to spread this worm and the previous variants (I've counted 8 or 9 variants so far since last week's announcement). Hopefully home users will have auto-patching enabled, but I guess we'll soon find out. Interestingly, it appears that the worm connects to IRC server 72.20.27.115 and joins #tbp, so it should be possible to count the number of infected machines waiting for instructions.

I downloaded the update for my 2000 system a couple of days ago

[Paul K]

Got Zotob? Then get the removal tool lol
MS Malware Removal Tool

Originally Posted by CNET

Microsoft has made available a free software tool to help victims of the worms that hit Windows computers in the past days clean their systems.
The Zotob worm started spreading on Sunday. Since then, the worm, its variants, and other worms that take advantage of the same security flaw have hit Windows computers, especially those running Windows 2000. Systems at ABC, CNN and The New York Times were among those infected.
The cleaning program, released Wednesday, is an updated version of Microsoft's Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, said Debby Fry Wilson, a director at the company's Security Response Center.
"You click on it and it will tell you if you are infected," she said. "And if you are, it will clean the worm off your PC."
Microsoft typically releases a new version of this tool every month with its security patches. The tool can be run online through Microsoft's Web site or downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center.