VIRUS/WORM ALERT
There is a new worm that's in the wild that will cause your computer to crash when you connect. Before this happens it will usually give you an error similar to:
"NT Authority System Shutdown"
This worm only effects
Windows XP, and Windows 2000, and Windows 2003. This worm is not received by
e-mail like most worms, all you have to do is be connected
to the internet. This virus is very similar to the W32.blaster.worm that was
released last year. There is a patch that can be installed to prevent your pc
from being infected.
This is the removal tool to
remove this virus from your pc.
Do not open any e-mail attachments claiming to be from
us concerning abuse of your e-mail address. This is another virus
claiming to be from us (
Symantec Netsky Removal Tool
Do no open any attachments that claim to be from our Billing Department, or
Virus Department. This is a horrible virus that's in circulation claiming
to be your ISP. These e-mail's are not from us.
If you have opened the attachment please update your virus definitions
immediately, or get your computer scanned for virus's
for free at: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
.
Do no open any e-mail attachments that claim to be updates from Microsoft. There are several harmful virus's that are posing to be critical security updates from
Microsoft. This e-mails will look authentic, but
Microsoft does NOT send updates through e-mail.
There is a new worm that's in the wild that will cause your computer to crash
when you connect. Before this happens it will usually give you an error
similar to:
"NT Authority System Shutdown"
This worm only effects Windows XP, and Windows 2000 that have not downloaded
the latest security patch from http://windowsupdate.com/
. This worm is not received by e-mail like most worms, all you have to do is be connected to the internet.
To make sure your system is not vulnerable you must download the most
recent security patch from http://windowsupdate.com/ . If this
site is not working for you, you can download the patch by clicking below, be
sure to select the correct one for your operating system.
Windows XP Security Patch
Windows 2000 Security Patch
If you feel the worm has already infected your computer, the tool to remove it is listed below: