Cheetah
Ultimate Fanboy
Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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Location: Halfway between the gutter and stars.
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Sun May 02, 2004 1:23 pm |
There is a new virus on the loose. It is called the Sasser Worm, or WORM_SASSER.A. It is extremely new, and it's a very big threat.
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| I know about this because I was a victim! I got it yesterday, and I just found out about this virus today. I don't even know how I got it, and that's the scary part. |
This nasty new virus makes your system fail and eventually shut down. One way of knowing if you have it or not is if you get lsass.exe errors. Here's a bit about what it is...
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As of May 1, 2004 4:15 AM PST, TrendLabs has declared a Medium Risk Virus
Alert to control the spread of WORM_SASSER.A. TrendLabs has received several infection reports indicating that this malware is spreading in the US. |
You can read the rest of that, including how the virus works, at the Tech TV Windows Help Message Boards.
Microsoft has released an easy and effective way to get rid of the Sasser Worm. So far, it has worked for me. I haven't had any problems since I followed the instructions. The removal instructions are located at Microsoft.com. |
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<CrashOverwrite> ask Raven cause he nevaR knows anything.
<Cheetah01> hes nevaR here either 
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