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OT: Hehehe! Anti-blaster worm [message #40849]

Tue, 19 August 2003 19:30

YSLMuffins
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As of now, this worm is on the front page of Symantec's website.

The W32.Welchia.Worm supposedly:

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[*]download and install the DCOM patch from Windows update and restarts the computer after the patch is installed
[*]attempts to spread itself to other vulnerable computers
[*]Attempts to remove the W32.Blaster.Worm[/list:u]

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Damage

Payload:
Deletes files: Deletes msblast.exe. :rolleyes:
Causes system instability: Vulnerable Windows 2000 machines will experience system instability due to the RPC service crash.
Compromises security settings: Installs a TFTP server on all the infected machines

Symantec has classified this worm as a Category 4, which I think is the most dangerous. :-\ Also, if the worm discovers that the date is 2004, it deactivates and removes itself.

I guess if this worm alerted you to its presence, it might cause less ruckus, but less people would end up patching their systems.

-YSLMuffins
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OT: Hehehe! Anti-blaster worm [message #40851]

Tue, 19 August 2003 19:39

DBB
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Commander

So how exactly is this worm hurting us? Hmmm....sounds like fun to me Very Happy

:rolleyes:

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OT: Hehehe! Anti-blaster worm [message #40855]

Tue, 19 August 2003 19:58

Skier222
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Recruit

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The W32.Welchia.Worm supposedly:

im afraid to click that link :tellme: :lookround: :tellme: :lookround:

Modern Warfare site: http://modernwarfare.tk

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OT: Hehehe! Anti-blaster worm [message #40872]

Tue, 19 August 2003 20:43

exnyte
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Colonel

Skier222

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The W32.Welchia.Worm supposedly:

im afraid to click that link :tellme: :lookround: :tellme: :lookround:

Nothing to worry about. It just links to the symantec website, giving more information on that particular virus.

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OT: Hehehe! Anti-blaster worm [message #40879]

Tue, 19 August 2003 20:55

Infinint
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i had the worm, what it did was shut down your comp every 5 minets saying: you computer has to restart due to a remote protocall procedure then it restarts and if you dint save all your work in the 30 seconds it give you to bad, its not fun

Case 9 Studios Co-Founder

http://www.multec.com/case9studios/sigs/case9_infininit_signature.jpg

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OT: Hehehe! Anti-blaster worm [message #40931]

Wed, 20 August 2003 05:11

Deactivated
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Hmm.. anti-virus virus. That is a bit unusual.

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OT: Hehehe! Anti-blaster worm [message #40935]

Wed, 20 August 2003 06:00

boma57
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Colonel

If you ask me, it sounds like something that would be created by the people who also created Blaster.

They wanted to create Blaster and see how far it would get, but not do any actual damage so they made the counter-virus.

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OT: Hehehe! Anti-blaster worm [message #41217]

Wed, 20 August 2003 18:33

YSLMuffins
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Supposedly, the Welchia worm is moving MUCH faster than the blaster worm, but the two worms together are clogging up traffic at a lot of places. :-\

-YSLMuffins
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