formatting

[me2]

Will formatting the hard drive get rid of the msblaster virus? I would
guess that it would.

[Will Denny]

Hi

It will, yes, but you needn't do that:

The following link will help you:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc

The VB Script will remove msblaster, teekids (if present) as well as one =
other variant, if present.

Courtesy of MVP Kelly Theriot.

Will

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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Yes, but only until you reconnect the unprotected system to the internet.
Then you will be right back where you started.

Information:

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100499.htm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html
http://www.bigblackglasses.com/Article.aspx?Article=342

You need the patch described here to protect against it:

MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC Interface May Allow Code Execution
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823980

Problem is, you needed to install the patch BEFORE you got infected to avoid
it. Now you will need to disable and remove the virus, then install the
patch.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

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