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Title: Last Minute Warning!
Post by: Rhythm N. Bliss on March 31, 2009, 06:36:10 PM
This looks SERIOUS--from Yahoo Tech!!! Better check it out QUICK:

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/132464

Luckily us Mac guys are not threatened by this. :D
Title: Re: Last Minute Warning!
Post by: Dave W on March 31, 2009, 09:49:51 PM
Not a big deal for the informed user. If you have Windows Update turned on, you're okay, since Microsoft patched this immediately last fall.

Title: Re: Last Minute Warning!
Post by: Rhythm N. Bliss on April 01, 2009, 11:31:26 PM
So I guess no one here was affected.

Altho if anyone was they couldn't tell us.  :o
Title: Re: Last Minute Warning!
Post by: Dave W on April 02, 2009, 10:37:55 AM
Quote from: Rhythm N. Bliss on April 01, 2009, 11:31:26 PM
So I guess no one here was affected.

Altho if anyone was they couldn't tell us.  :o

It doesn't work like that. A computer infected with this worm would still be able to surf the web.

The infection rate is well under 1%, but it has been difficult to keep it from spreading to unguarded systems. That's why the warning. A bunch of good guys have come together to try to neutralize it.