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

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From: Matthew Kirkcaldie
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 02:13
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In article <hvGlb.161608$bo1.10394@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
 "Michael" <mixstatdonotspam@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> Blaster Virus also attacks NT4 - that is what the 823980 patch is for....
> 
> See http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp under "Products
> Affected by This Worm" in the red box.

Thanks for the correction - I use OS X so my interest has been largely 
academic.
 
> I agree that it would have helped if (s)he had stated which version of the
> OS (s)he was using.  {Anne looks more like a female name than a "he"]

Ah yes, the old gender assumption mistake.  A bad afternoon for me.  
Thanks for being poilte about it!

      Cheers,

         Matthew.
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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: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 12:13:52 +1000
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