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Isn't that nice...now they schedule a release date for worms, etc. 
Here's a link, self-explanatory:
http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-blac...FS6QJAodmmzgsA
Here's a link, self-explanatory:
http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-blac...FS6QJAodmmzgsA
Last edited by TigerDan; Feb 1, 2006 at 10:54 AM.
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Originally Posted by TigerDan
Isn't that nice...now they schedule a release date for worms, etc.
Last edited by oldhalftons; Feb 1, 2006 at 10:16 AM.
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I've been checking on this .... sounds like the Kama Sutra worm set to go off the same day.
Make a complete backup.
If you're really worried about it, do this on February 2nd:
1) Backup all your files multiple times to different media if possible, just to make sure you have redundancy.
2) Wipe machine, reload OS.
3) Restore your files
OK, that's going a little overboard, but just make a backup and see what happens.
If you didn't open any funny emails, you should be OK
I'm installing McAfee right now anyway... it was one of only a few anti-virus products that detected Blackworm before a signature was available. And Norton's wasn't on that list.
I get McAfee from one of my customers who has a "site" license, like 200,000 users...
Make a complete backup.
If you're really worried about it, do this on February 2nd:
1) Backup all your files multiple times to different media if possible, just to make sure you have redundancy.
2) Wipe machine, reload OS.
3) Restore your files
OK, that's going a little overboard, but just make a backup and see what happens.
If you didn't open any funny emails, you should be OK
I'm installing McAfee right now anyway... it was one of only a few anti-virus products that detected Blackworm before a signature was available. And Norton's wasn't on that list.
I get McAfee from one of my customers who has a "site" license, like 200,000 users...
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I've located a Blackworm Removal Tool that only looks for that specific "entity" 
, but a person needs to follow the directions.
, but a person needs to follow the directions.
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