What is THE WORM???

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Registered: 03-27-2003
What is THE WORM???
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Wed, 08-13-2003 - 3:54pm
I have been asleep or working since sunday. whats going on--in a nut-shell??I am a PC dummy. I have anti-virus stuff on my PC..does that help?? what happens the 16th?? Oh well, any info that pertains to us would be helpful!!xoxo mel

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Registered: 03-24-2003
Thu, 08-14-2003 - 1:15am
What makes me mad is that companies and media were warned over 2 weeks ago about the hole in Windows 200 2000NT and XP and nobody did anything even tho the patch was available. Both my client and my company were caught on this one. My desktop and my honeys desktop were protected a week and a half ago so were never affected by the worm--which was a very dangerous one.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 08-14-2003 - 1:25am
>>makes me mad is that companies and media were warned over 2 weeks ago about the hole in Windows 200 2000NT and XP and nobody did anything even tho the patch was available

**Sure does make you wonder though huh ..

Glad you and your SO are all right, whew .. Can't imagine can you

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Thu, 08-14-2003 - 8:35am
I have windows XP!!! Oh NO!! ....mel

"Mel on Wheels"    

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Thu, 08-14-2003 - 8:40am
Me tOO Hugs!!!Just dont download any files or open any attachments you are un sure of right now. i know you can go to microsoft.com and you can download a program to make sure you dont get it.I saw that on tv last nite.xoxo mel

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Thu, 08-14-2003 - 8:45am
Hey, when you updated windows did it say that it may affect your anti-virus soft-ware..i read that so i didnt update it..It was a big down-load if we are talking about the same thing. I too have norton thru symantec..Mel

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Thu, 08-14-2003 - 8:49am
thanks yogi..i will try to do the patch..Just what I need ANOTHER patch!!!xoxoxo mel

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Thu, 08-14-2003 - 8:23pm
>>when you updated windows did it say that it may affect your anti-virus soft-ware..i read that so i didnt update it..It was a big down-load if we are talking about the same thing. I too have norton thru symantec

**Hey mel ..

As far as I know .. and DH did it ..

We didn't *update* anything .. we installed the *critical update it recommended ..

As to whether it said what you said, no clue, LOL

However so far so good

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