[austechwriter] Fwd: Update: Vet Virus Notification for Win32.Poza worm

From: Michael Edward Granat <megranat@xxxxxxxx>
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:44:18 +1000 (EST)
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Subject: Update: Vet Virus Notification for Win32.Poza worm
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Vet Virus Notification for Win32.Poza worm
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The VET Support team has received increased numbers of reports for the
Win32.Poza worm (also known as Blaster or MSBlast) and are advising
clients to update their anti-virus protection immediately.
Please note that due to way this worm exploits a vulnerability in
Microsoft Windows XP, 2000 and NT 4.0, having the latest antivirus
signatures is NOT enough to prevent your machine from being compromised.
If you were infected with the Win32.Poza (Win32.Dcom.RPC, MSBlast) worm,
and your machine is constantly shutting down, you can enable your
Windows XP Firewall to stop this.
To do this: 
Click Start
Click Control Panel
Double Click \\\"Network Connections\\\"
Right-click on your Dial up Connection, then left click \\\'Properties\\\'
Left Click \\\'Advanced\\\' Under \\\"Internet Connection Firewall\\\" tick
the box
\\\'Protect my computer and networking by limiting or preventing access to
this computer from the internet\\\' Click Ok Close the \\\"network
connections\\\" box.
You can then connect to the Internet and download the Microsoft patch
from this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp
IT IS VITAL THAT YOUR SYSTEM IS PATCHED AGAINST THE VULNERABILITY THIS
WORM EXPLOITS. Without the patch, you cannot stop the worm from
infecting or re-infecting your system.
If you have \\\"Windows XP Home\\\" or \\\"Windows XP Professional, you
can
select the \\\'Windows XP 32 Bit Edition\\\' link for the patch. Download it
to your desktop, and then run the patch to install, rebooting when
prompted to do so.
Then login to the Internet again, Autodownload the latest VET virus
update and complete a full scan of your pc.
Please note if you are running Windows 95/98/ME, you are not affected by
the Dcom RPC exploit, however you should always follow safe computing
practices and download the Vet signature update files regularly.
To download the most recent update for Vet 10.5, please visit:
http://www.vet.com.au/update
or do an Autodownload using the Vet Autodownload tool
in the Tools menu in the Vet application.
For more information about Win32.Poza worm, please visit our Virus
Information Center on:
http://www.vet.com.au/html/zoo/poza_information.htm
and
http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virus.aspx?ID=36265
Microsoft have also provided additional information on how to protect
yourself from Poza.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
Vet Support Team
support@xxxxxxxxxx
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