Anyone Receiving Virus Infected Emails?

Not an email one but theres a computer shutdown bug infesting the hell out of here(Australia) at the mo (W32.Blaster worm,msblast.exe)
Sounds like it causes unexplained shutdowns which could be handy in the middle of a trade.

If you have'nt done a windows update lately might pay to check on it.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026 Print


Buffer Overrun In RPC Interface Could Allow Code Execution (823980)
Originally posted: July 16, 2003

Revised: July 21, 2003

Summary
Who should read this bulletin: Users running Microsoft ® Windows ®

Impact of vulnerability: Run code of attacker’s choice

Maximum Severity Rating: Critical

Recommendation: Systems administrators should apply the patch immediately

End User Bulletin: An end user version of this bulletin is available at:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-026.asp.

Bit more on it here too
http://www.symantec.com/
 
Quote from version77:

Was wondering if anyone here at ET has received any virus
infected emails with a .exe program in it during the last few days?

Yep. Was the "Blaster". Got rid of it by hand. Didn't take too long... Actually I would like to clobber the idiot who started it... :D

Guess I need a kickass Firewall...
 
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