[MLB-WIRELESS] [Semi-OT] - Heads up about new virus - Win32.P oza

[O'Brien, Michael]

Apply the patches put out by Microsoft for the RPC overflow vulnerability in
the provided link and you should be OK.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp

regards,

Michael.


-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Mead [mailto:craig at australianwireless.org]
Sent: Tuesday, 12 August 2003 3:17 PM
To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] [Semi-OT] - Heads up about new virus -
Win32.Poza


> Hey all,
>
> Just letting those of you know that may not already know, new virus hit
the
> shelves of your local internet this week!
>
> Yet again, its free and spreading like wildfire. You don't even have to
know
> your downloading it.
>
> Gets in on port 135 and infects you. May notice your PC reboots by itself
a
> few times? This is why!
>
> Pretty cool name, its called Win32.Poza.
>
> Details and cleaning information can be found at
>
> http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virus.aspx?ID=36265
>
> Down the bottom of this page it states....
>
> --
> The worm body contains these strings:
> I just want to say LOVE YOU SAN!!
> billy gates why do you make this possible ? Stop making money and fix your
> software!!
> Analysis by Sha-Li Hsieh, Oleg Petrovsky and Hamish O'Dea
> --
>
> Already had a few friends get infected and a few clients too. Most haven't
> thought it was a virus tho, just the computer "playing up".
>
> Regards, Craig Mead
> Vice President
> Australian Wireless Association


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