January 07, Register
Microsoft this week released a tool to clean up systems infected by the infamous Blaster worm and its sundry variants. The software should eradicate the worm from infected Windows XP and Windows 2000 machines. However, users will still have to apply the original patch to prevent re−infection. Normally, such clean−up technology is left to antivirus firms. But this isn't a normal viral epidemic: ISPs say the worm is still generating malicious traffic, months after its first appearance. Microsoft's Windows Blaster Worm Removal Tool will disinfect machines infected with either the Blaster or Nachi worms. Nachi, released shortly after the first appearance of Blaster in August, was designed to patch vulnerable systems. Rather than help out, Nachi has instead become a serious nuisance. Its aggressive scanning behavior blighted the operation of many networks − hence the need to kill the "cure", along with the original Blaster worm.
The tool is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e70a0d8b−fe98−493f−ad76−bf673a38b4cf&displaylang=en
Source:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/34751.html
Microsoft this week released a tool to clean up systems infected by the infamous Blaster worm and its sundry variants. The software should eradicate the worm from infected Windows XP and Windows 2000 machines. However, users will still have to apply the original patch to prevent re−infection. Normally, such clean−up technology is left to antivirus firms. But this isn't a normal viral epidemic: ISPs say the worm is still generating malicious traffic, months after its first appearance. Microsoft's Windows Blaster Worm Removal Tool will disinfect machines infected with either the Blaster or Nachi worms. Nachi, released shortly after the first appearance of Blaster in August, was designed to patch vulnerable systems. Rather than help out, Nachi has instead become a serious nuisance. Its aggressive scanning behavior blighted the operation of many networks − hence the need to kill the "cure", along with the original Blaster worm.
The tool is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e70a0d8b−fe98−493f−ad76−bf673a38b4cf&displaylang=en
Source:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/34751.html