msblast virus

someone please help. i have the worm and in order to get
rid of it, i need to erect my windows xp firewall. can
someone tell me how to do that? my book does not explain
it. any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

Marla --

If your computer is constantly rebooting, quickly go to:
Start Run and type: shutdown -a , and hit enter.

This should halt the rebooting problem.

Then turn-on Windows XP's built-in Firewall:

How do I turn on the Firewall?
http://www.andyrathbone.com/tips/firewall.html


You have an unwelcome visitor known as the WM32 Blaster/Lovsan worm.
It entered your computer through your internet connection because the =
"firewall"
was not properly enabled and essential critical updates were not =
installed from
the Windows Update website. For instructions on fixing the problem, =
visit:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_msblast.htm and follow
the instructions.=20

[Courtesy of MS-MVPs Doug Knox, Kelly Theriot, and Mike Kolitz]


After fixing the problem, visit the following web sites:

What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp=20

Essential Security Tools for Home Office Users
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre.../technet/colu=
mns/security/5min/5min-105.asp=20

Last, but not least, consider purchasing and installing a comprehensive
internet security package, such as:

Norton Internet Security 2003
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/nis_pe/

-- Includes Norton AntiVirus 2003
-- Includes Norton Personal Firewall
-- Automatically updates itself
-- Includes prevention of annoying web pop-ups
-- Includes Parental Controls
-- All in one, easy-to-install & manage package


--=20
Nicholas

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"marla dunkin" wrote in message:
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| someone please help. i have the worm and in order to get=20
| rid of it, i need to erect my windows xp firewall. can=20
| someone tell me how to do that? my book does not explain=20
| it. any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

Hi Marla,
In your Network and Dial-up Connections Contral Panel right click on any
network connection that you wish to enable the firewall. Go to the advanced
tab and place a check mark in the box for the Internet Connection Firewall.

--
Curtis Koenig
Support Professional
Microsoft Clustering Technologies Support
MCSA, MCSAS,MCSE, MCSES

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Sender: "marla dunkin"
Subject: msblast virus
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 08:14:50 -0700

someone please help. i have the worm and in order to get
rid of it, i need to erect my windows xp firewall. can
someone tell me how to do that? my book does not explain
it. any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you.