ALERT ALERT, Danger Will Robinson!
There is a new worm going around which is reminiscent of the Blaster worm that hit last summer. It's called Sasser and there's more information available here:
Symantec writeup
F-Secure writeup
If you're running XP and are hit, it could shut down with an LSASS error (similar to the way Blaster caused XP systems to crash).
A patch is available from Microsoft to close the vulnerability the worm is using to get in.
MS Security Bulletin MS04-011
The good news is that it isn't spreading as fast as Blaster did when it hit. A lot of home ISPs now block port 445 which is probably slowing the spread. But if your ISP doesn't do this, and you don't have a firewall or the MS04-011 patch, you could be vulnerable.
There is a new worm going around which is reminiscent of the Blaster worm that hit last summer. It's called Sasser and there's more information available here:
Symantec writeup
F-Secure writeup
If you're running XP and are hit, it could shut down with an LSASS error (similar to the way Blaster caused XP systems to crash).
A patch is available from Microsoft to close the vulnerability the worm is using to get in.
MS Security Bulletin MS04-011
The good news is that it isn't spreading as fast as Blaster did when it hit. A lot of home ISPs now block port 445 which is probably slowing the spread. But if your ISP doesn't do this, and you don't have a firewall or the MS04-011 patch, you could be vulnerable.
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