-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Microsoft's patch for latest security issue(Blaster worm?)
- From: Lacey <stormy1@xxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:26:16 -0700
ok thanks, so I'm safe without those things checked -- that is my main
concern.
I went and reapplied the patch today again, directly from windows update
this time and it didn't ask me to do that procedure again so I kinda figured
it was something to do with me not reading carefully enough at the late hour
that I first attempted it.
Thanks again :)
~Lacey~
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Karpik" <gkarpik@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 2:11 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Microsoft's patch for latest security issue
(Blaster worm?)
>
>
> On 13 Aug 2003 at 8:16, Lacey wrote:
>
> > Hi gang,
> > Last night I was watching the news and they were going on about this new
> > blaster worm threat and how Microsoft has released a patch for it which
> > you should apply asap. So I did... and part of the instructions involved
> > going to my network settings (Win2k) and enabling port filtering on my
> > TCP/IP protocol.... then checking "enable only" for all 3 shown. This
> > was "to enable the patch to be applied."
>
> Huh? When I got the patch (through Windows Update) a few weeks ago all I
did was
> apply it. Didin't see anything about having to mess about with any
settings.
>
> OK, just went back and checked the security bulletin itself. The prot
blocking, etc, is
> *not* needed if you install the patch. It's simply a 'workaround' that can
be used until the
> patch is actually applied (i.e. for businesses that want to 'test' the
patch before
> application.
>
> Here's the url of the bulletin (wrapped) if you want to check it out:
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/ms0
> 3-026.asp
>
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> Grant Karpik
> gkarpik@xxxxxxxxx
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