[61153] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Virus
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Geo.)
Mon Aug 25 12:12:54 2003
From: "Geo." <georger@getinfo.net>
To: "Eric Gauthier" <eric@roxanne.org>,
"Ingevaldson, Dan (ISS Atlanta)" <dsi@iss.net>
Cc: "Wesley Vaux" <Wesley.Vaux@globalknowledge.com>,
<nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:06:33 -0400
In-Reply-To: <20030825115323.A20225@roxanne.org>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
>>We've found that downloading both the appropriate patches and cleaning
tools,
and then disconnecting from the network (as in unplug your ethernet cord or
hang up your modem line) before you run them both - patch then clean - works
and prevents you from being re-infected during the process.<<
For those who can't download the fixes first, you should be able to turn on
IP filtering in the network properties (it blocks incoming connect
attempts), permit nothing, to allow yourself time to get to windowsupdate
and get patched. With XP just enable the firewall.
Geo.
