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Re: URGENT - BLASTER LIKE VIRUS, PC IN CONTINUOUS SHUT DOWN LOOP

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From: Matthew Kirkcaldie
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 05:04

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In article <mnnlb.160824$bo1.113551@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
 "Michael" <mixstatdonotspam@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> If you are using NT4 Workstation (not Server) it crashes after patch 823559
> and 823980 are installed - you have to uninstall 823559 and rely on your
> firewall to stop the virus.  
...
> Microsoft no loger support NT4 Worstation so refuse to fix the problem.

The original poster said he got the Blaster virus previously, and it's 
specific to Windows 2000 and XP, so he ain't using NT4.

> "A Whiteford" <awhitefo@austarmetro.com.au> wrote in message
> news:3f950101@news.comindico.com.au...
> > I got the Blaster virus when it was going around a couple of months ago.
> I
> > downloaded the patch, ran it etc and everything seemed to be OK until last
> > night.  My PC has gone into a continuous shutdown loop since then.

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From: Matthew Kirkcaldie <Matthew.Kirkcaldie@deletethis.newcastle.edu.au>
Newsgroups: alt.comp.virus,aus.computers,aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: Re: URGENT - BLASTER LIKE VIRUS, PC IN CONTINUOUS SHUT DOWN LOOP
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:04:34 +1000
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