If you're running Microsoft Windoze

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Per the recent vulnerability announcement from Microsoft (here's some symptoms to help id it if you have a problem).

Evidence of Remote Code Execution (the specific vulnerability called out in the advisory):

·         Account lockout policies are being tripped.

·         Automatic Updates, Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS), Windows Defender, and Error Reporting Services are disabled.

·         Domain controllers respond slowly to client requests.

·         The network is congested.

·         Various security-related Web sites cannot be accessed.

·         Various security-related tools will not run.

·         In some cases, you may see svchost.exe crashes in module netapi32.dll.  This will only occur if the attack fails, however.



Not a joke or Snopes, this is just your run of the mill new virus bullshit. Thought it might be useful for the IT geeks among us.

[0]

Wow, what a pile of horseshit this be.

Watch yer internets melt away, ye scurvy spags.

Linux be better, me says...yarrrrghhh!

[Suu]

You don't even have Linux. STFU.

[The Johnny]

Per the recent vulnerability announcement from Microsoft (here's some symptoms to help id it if you have a problem).

Evidence of Remote Code Execution (the specific vulnerability called out in the advisory):

·         Account lockout policies are being tripped.

·         Automatic Updates, Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS), Windows Defender, and Error Reporting Services are disabled.

·         Domain controllers respond slowly to client requests.

·         The network is congested.

·         Various security-related Web sites cannot be accessed.

·         Various security-related tools will not run.

·         In some cases, you may see svchost.exe crashes in module netapi32.dll.  This will only occur if the attack fails, however.



Not a joke or Snopes, this is just your run of the mill new virus bullshit. Thought it might be useful for the IT geeks among us.

THATS WHAT I HAD ALL THRU LAST MONTH GODDAMIT AND NWO THE SECURITY COMMUNITY FIGURES IT OUT !!!!???? FUCK THEM IN THE BUTT !!!!!!!!!!!! I ALREADY HAD TO FORMAT TWO COMPUTERS

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Per the recent vulnerability announcement from Microsoft (here's some symptoms to help id it if you have a problem).

Evidence of Remote Code Execution (the specific vulnerability called out in the advisory):

·         Account lockout policies are being tripped.

·         Automatic Updates, Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS), Windows Defender, and Error Reporting Services are disabled.

·         Domain controllers respond slowly to client requests.

·         The network is congested.

·         Various security-related Web sites cannot be accessed.

·         Various security-related tools will not run.

·         In some cases, you may see svchost.exe crashes in module netapi32.dll.  This will only occur if the attack fails, however.



Not a joke or Snopes, this is just your run of the mill new virus bullshit. Thought it might be useful for the IT geeks among us.

THATS WHAT I HAD ALL THRU LAST MONTH GODDAMIT AND NWO THE SECURITY COMMUNITY FIGURES IT OUT !!!!???? FUCK THEM IN THE BUTT !!!!!!!!!!!! I ALREADY HAD TO FORMAT TWO COMPUTERS

They're tagging this as a zero day attack... maybe you got the early beta preview of it. 

[Golden Applesauce]

Is that this announcement? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx

Or if not, what is the vector of attack?

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Is that this announcement? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx

Or if not, what is the vector of attack?

Yep that's it.

[Remington]

What's Internet Explorer? It is some kind of third-party rip-off of Firefox or Chrome?

[Freeky]

I can't tell if you're being facetious or not, Remmy.

YUO MADE ME LOOK STUFF UP FOR NOTHING, PROBABLY!!!

[Remington]

I can't tell if you're being facetious or not, Remmy.

Maaaaaybe.

YUO MADE ME LOOK STUFF UP FOR NOTHING, PROBABLY!!!

IT'S THE ONLY WAY YUO WILL EVER LEARN

[Freeky]

I can't tell if you're being facetious or not, Remmy.

Maaaaaybe.

YUO MADE ME LOOK STUFF UP FOR NOTHING, PROBABLY!!!

IT'S THE ONLY WAY YUO WILL EVER LEARN

YUO MADE ME LEARNING! 

[Jasper]

Fact:  My windows box that I was using for the big screen shat the bed yesterday.  Now I have to put linux on it.  Luckily I was expecting this to happen, and I save all my movies, music, software, and image macros on a separate hard drive. 

[Triple Zero]

Fact:  My windows box that I was using for the big screen shat the bed yesterday.  Now I have to put linux on it.  Luckily I was expecting this to happen, and I save all my movies, music, software, and image macros on a separate hard drive. 

protip: do not OS and Data on the same logical disk.

not that I take my own advice, but I really should.

[Requia ☣]

Fact:  My windows box that I was using for the big screen shat the bed yesterday.  Now I have to put linux on it.  Luckily I was expecting this to happen, and I save all my movies, music, software, and image macros on a separate hard drive. 

protip: do not OS and Data on the same logical disk.

not that I take my own advice, but I really should.

This.  It drives me insane trying to set Windows up that way with any level of transparency though.

[Jasper]

Fact:  My windows box that I was using for the big screen shat the bed yesterday.  Now I have to put linux on it.  Luckily I was expecting this to happen, and I save all my movies, music, software, and image macros on a separate hard drive. 

protip: do not OS and Data on the same logical disk.

not that I take my own advice, but I really should.

I said they're separate.

Oh, but it turns out the backup HD had bad sectors and the boot drive got fucked somehow on top of it.  I was able to put ubuntu on it and save my music and ebooks.