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Nasty little virus

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  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,947 Forumite
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    well-spotted rik, sounds like a nasty piece of work...
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • That'll be the one that Microsoft released a security update for IN OCTOBER through Windows Update? In short, the only machines that are getting infected by this are those who haven't kept their computers up to date. Any decent company sysadmin would've blocked port 445 anyway so shouldn't have an issue on unpatched computers.
    Conor
    Unstoppable.....
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,847 Forumite
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    Good idea to post the download link for the F-Secure Downadup scanner tool? (Zipped, 4659 KB) Takes about a couple of minutes to run...
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