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Here are URLS from last week... _____________________________________________ From: Esther V. V. Reed Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 2:49 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Downadup or Conficker worm I guess lots of folks still don't patch. CNN has a current article that this worm has currently infected 8 million PCs. http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/01/16/virus.downadup/index.html MS has released new virus alerts about it, too, with nice descriptions of symptoms. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962007 http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Entry.aspx?Name=Win32/Conficker The patch was released to MS auto-updates in late October - my notes show 10/29/08. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx Just fyi... ~ Esther -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Esther V. V. Reed Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:36 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Urgent - Virus alert Correct. The patch for it came out in October 2008, as I posted last week about this issue. If you are patching regularly, you should be fine. I also included the URLS with the details and patch for it in my post last week. Here you go again -- since it seems to have been missed... ~ Esther Esther V. V. Reed IT Systems Administrator MSU Graduate School -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gene Willacker Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 5:20 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Urgent - Virus alert OK, so this is not a new threat, right? At least for those who have been keeping up their A/V, firewall, and MS patches. Gene on 1/21/2009 5:05 PM Jeanne Carey said the following: > Michael, > Thanks it is the W32.Downadup or a variant, which as you say can impact All > MS systems. > > Here is the Symantec site with the explanation. > > Www.symantec.com/norton/security-response/writeup.jsp?docid=2008-123015- 3826 > -99 > > > On 1/21/09 4:13 PMGMT-05:00, "Michael Hoxsey" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >> Since no identification of the virus was made in Jeanne's email I don't >> think you can patently declare safety. If the virus is W32.Downadup!autorun >> or a variant, which is what her description sounds like, then ALL MS systems >> have susceptibility according to Symantec. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On >> Behalf Of Hoort, Brian >> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 3:52 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Urgent - Virus alert >> >> Or, they aren't safe and they just didn't bother testing Win98 for the >> vulnerability. Though I would guess you are right, being a different >> code-base. >> >> Brian Hoort >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On >> Behalf Of David McFarlane >> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 3:44 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Urgent - Virus alert >> >> >>> *Who is impacted: >>> *Windows based machines running: >>> Highest risk >>> >>> * XP >>> * 2000 >>> * Windows Server 2003 >>> * any USB based device (it hides in the hidden trash can and "auto >>> run" files. >>> >>> Medium risk >>> >>> * Vista as well, however not as significant >>> >> And once again my good old Windows 98 machines are safe, who says newer >> is better :) ? >> >> -- dkm >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >> database 3786 (20090121) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >> database 3786 (20090121) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >>