Question on the Blaster worm

[Carl]

My fathers computer has gotten the blaster worm. I
updated his virus software and ran it and it found it.
When asked if I wanted it removed it said that it couldnt
be moved. So it asked me if I wanted to delete the file.

Is that what I want to do? I know that the virus was found
in c:\windows\system32\msblast.exe

Im not sure but would that be a file I would want to
delete?

If somone could let me know It would make my day!
Thank you for your time on this matter

Have a good day!
Carl

[Nicholas]

Carl --

Remove W32.MSBlast.Worm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc


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Nicholas

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"Carl" > wrote in message:
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| My fathers computer has gotten the blaster worm. I=20
| updated his virus software and ran it and it found it.=20
| When asked if I wanted it removed it said that it couldnt=20
| be moved. So it asked me if I wanted to delete the file.
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| Is that what I want to do? I know that the virus was found=20
| in c:\windows\system32\msblast.exe
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| Im not sure but would that be a file I would want to=20
| delete?
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| If somone could let me know It would make my day!
| Thank you for your time on this matter
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| Have a good day!
| Carl
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[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

Hi Carl,

Yes, you should delete the file names MSBLAST.exe. Here are a couple of
links with more info:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/main.asp

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

[KD]

helpful links

u can also use a removel tool from symantec @:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w3
2.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html

INFO:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w3
2.blaster.worm.html

removalinstructions

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w3
2.blaster.worm.html#removalinstructions



>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Carl,
>
>Yes, you should delete the file names MSBLAST.exe. Here
are a couple of
>links with more info:
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/main.asp
>
>Thanks,
>Marc Reynolds
>Microsoft Technical Support
>
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.