Slam'n Systems
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Hold on to your mice, there's another bug running rampant through Internet-connected computers today.
The so-called W32.Blaster.Worm surfaced in the U.S. Monday afternoon and almost immediately jumped to a "category 4" threat, according to anti-virus software manufacturer Symantec Corp. The worm spread quickly today through Europe and Asia.
Nicknamed "LovSan" because of the message left behind in infected computers, the worm is designed to launch a Saturday attack on a Web site operated by Microsoft Corp. It also causes infected computers to become unstable, often causing the machines to reboot or knocking them off the Internet.
The worm affects computers running Windows XP and Windows 2000, but not older versions of Microsoft's operating system. It takes advantage of a highly-publicized flaw in the Windows operating system.
The bug initially is spread by e-mail, but later spreads from computer servers to other computers on a network.
Microsoft, Symantec and other anti-virus software companies are offering patches to protect computers from the worm and free software programs to remove the worm from affected computers.
I also heard it infected much of Maryland's computers leaving people without doing their reutine for the day.
The so-called W32.Blaster.Worm surfaced in the U.S. Monday afternoon and almost immediately jumped to a "category 4" threat, according to anti-virus software manufacturer Symantec Corp. The worm spread quickly today through Europe and Asia.
Nicknamed "LovSan" because of the message left behind in infected computers, the worm is designed to launch a Saturday attack on a Web site operated by Microsoft Corp. It also causes infected computers to become unstable, often causing the machines to reboot or knocking them off the Internet.
The worm affects computers running Windows XP and Windows 2000, but not older versions of Microsoft's operating system. It takes advantage of a highly-publicized flaw in the Windows operating system.
The bug initially is spread by e-mail, but later spreads from computer servers to other computers on a network.
Microsoft, Symantec and other anti-virus software companies are offering patches to protect computers from the worm and free software programs to remove the worm from affected computers.
I also heard it infected much of Maryland's computers leaving people without doing their reutine for the day.
Although I myself, feel Bill Gates has too much of a monopoly, there are many employees at Microsoft that don't deserve this! LOL
