Scanner Tool for Blaster Worm -- how to use

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Elaine Scarborough

This is confusing me. I downloaded and installed the
KB823980Scan, as instructed, and it is now in a temporary
file. When I attempt to open it, I see a black and white
flash by, and then nothing. As a first step in trying
to repair (if necessary) my computer, I thought I would
be on my way by now. However, how do I utilize the
Scan tool if it won't cooperate. Does anyone have any
good suggestion(s) for me. I have Windows XP Home 2002,
and I am a relative newcomer to all this. Please Help!
Thank you.
 
If you haven't installed the patch itself, gotten your firewall turned on,
and gotten good antivirus software, you're still vulnerable. Don't worry
about the scan - see the following:

See http://www.visualante.org/msblast/main.htm for lots of good
info....and/or follow the instructions below.

If you can't stop your computer from restarting:

As soon as your computer reboots and Windows loads, click Start, then Run.
In the box, type the following:

shutdown -a (then click OK)

Install:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp
As soon as you can!. You are running the 32-bit edition of Windows XP, btw;
you'd know if you weren't, trust me.


If you get
setup could not verify the integrity of the file
/ cryptographic services message, see
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;326815 (for XP) or
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=281458 (for Win2k)

For the removal tool for the MSBlast worm see
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html.
Note - this is not the only worm/exploit out there - it just seems to be the
most common one.

Get a firewall! You NEED one. There are several free ones, including
Sygate ( www.sygate.com )

Then go to WindowsUpdate to pick up the latest updates:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. (You should do this about once a month
anyway, at least)

More info about the worm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html
and http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;823980

You also need good antivirus software - for personal use, AVG 6.0 is free -
www.grisoft.com - set it to update daily.
 
Hi, if someone responded to your question with a solution
that works, I'd like to know the answer. I'm experiencing
the identical condition. The flash screen is a DOS
message, I believe, but its gone in an instant so can't
read a message from it. As you have done, I installed the
same scan file and went through the Symantec update
routine yesterday. I'm fairly certain that I don't have
Blaster, but would like to confirm it.
Thanks,
TS
 
This usually means that you need to open a command prompt window and run
the scanner from that window.
 
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