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Re: RESNET-L Digest - 15 Nov 2001 to 16 Nov 2001 (#2001-234)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gary Flynn)
Mon Nov 26 09:08:11 2001
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Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:04:18 -0500
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From: Gary Flynn <flynngn@JMU.EDU>
To: RESNET-L@listserv.nd.edu
> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 15:31:58 -0800
> From: Norm Myers <nmyers@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>
> Subject: Windows ME Self Destructing?
>
> We are seeing a huge number of Win ME boxes that are locking up and
> not working. This was exponential on the 13th of this month. Some
> of it was due to the W32.Klez.D@mm virus but many of the computers
> show no trace of any virus. The only solution we've had is to
> reinstall the system. Anyone with any ideas?
It may be someone is playing games with one of the recent Microsoft
defects:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-054.asp
--
Gary Flynn
Security Engineer - Technical Services
James Madison University
Please R.U.N.S.A.F.E.
http://www.jmu.edu/computing/runsafe
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