W32.Blaster.Worm

It’s been just a bad day at work. The W32.Blaster.Worm may have hit one of our servers and spread onto some of our staff computers. Just as a precaution, we installed the patch on every machine, just in case. I suggest you do so as well. If you’re using Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, and/or Server 2003, I suggest you do so immediately. Those are the only OS that will be affected. Other things to do to protect yourself — 1) Enable a Firewall, 2) Update Windows (there should be a shortcut on your start menu) 3) Update your antivirus software 4) And if you’re infected, read the instructions on how to remove the worm. Patch up your computer asap!

Patches:

• Windows NT Server 4.0 and Windows NT Workstation 4.0
• Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP (32 bit)
• Windows XP (64 bit)
• Windows 2003 (32 bit)
• Windows 2003 (64 bit)

…I’m very exhausted. We have a few hundred machines… and it required a administrator to login. *sigh* So the users couldn’t have updated this themselves.

Virus: W32.Frethem.J@mm

If you get the following message in your email:

Subject: Re: Your password!

Message:
ATTENTION!

You can access
very important
information by
this password

DO NOT SAVE
password to disk
use your mind

now press
cancel

Attachments:
Decrypt-password.exe
Password.txt

Delete it! DO NOT OPEN IT! Someone got that virus at work this morning. The virus is called W32.Frethem.J@mm and was discovered on July 12, 2002. Please update your virus definitions and if you got the virus, follow the instructions on its removal.