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You need to install a fire wall as this stops any worms from entering your PC.

Hi Jill I have nortons do i still need to do this??

Hi me again, I have just downloaded the scan that roger recomended and it has worked a treat thanks again Roger

Hello, can anyone help I have just been to microsoft and pressed the download button for the patch (i have windows 98) and then pressed run from present location and then down load and I get it installed on c:/programs file and when I click on it it will now open, Iam new to all this and so I dont understand all the jargon can someone help.

Cheers Jill, I've got Norton set to auto-update so I should be OK.

Helen, ME is OK. Just make sure that you have downloaded any critical updates. If you have an automatic update facility there is nothing else you need do.

The information I've received from Virgin, my ISP, says it's affecting Windows 2000 & XP but others should be OK. I'm on ME, has anyone had problems with this, or are Virgin correct. Also Virgin say the Virus is affecting the speed of the internet for everyone. I seem to be on a bit of a go slow tonight, anyone else worse than usual?

There is a free 'clean-up' tool on www.avp.ch Which is the swiss site for Kaspersky antivirus products. It is a small dos programme called clrav and it beats as it sweeps as it cleans etc. Roger

Hi All, I just had the 'worm' that you are all referring to. Known as 'Lovsan', 'blaster', 'poza', etc. It does shut you down, within 60 seconds and the reasons it gives vary tremendously! I found the information on the 'pcservicecall' site. Well worth taking a look to find out what you need to do before it strikes! It also makes it very difficult to download the 'worm buster tool kit' and the microsoft 'patch' that you need. I had an up-to-date anti-virus system and it didn't stop it shutting me down. Linda.

You need to download the Microsoft patch for extra protection against this particular Blaster Worm. If you have Norton anti-virus software you would have had a e-mail message from Symantec with the patch download supplied.

If your anti-virus is up to date you should be ok. On the 16th if one Pc gets infected and sends it out it will flood the Microsoft windows update site with hits, multiply this by the hundreds of thousands of Pcs that will be affected and will knock the Microsoft update off the internet due to the excess of traffic.

IVE JUST HAD AN EMAIL WARNING FROM TESCO NET, WHICH STATES THAT IT IS A WORM THAT CAUSES COMPUTERS RUNNING WINDOWS, TO KEEP ON SHUTTING DOWN IT ALSO GIVES INFORMATION ON WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE AFFECTED. ELAINE X

o.k Tina wont ask so I will am I downloading kb823982 Scanning Tool.and do I need it as I have Norton Antivirus ans Norton Internet Security Thick Chris

Hi, Go to www.msn and it will come up with some help, I have just had the virus it says you will be stopped within so many seconds and you will loose your data, it affected me for 2 days I thought it was a fault on the line but it stopped me doing anything. If you are struggling I will get the detail from my nephew as he had stopped it for me. From Sue..

Margaret Thanks for your help much appriciated Tina I'm glad I wasn't the only one Chris

Hi Christine and Tina, Whenever you are looking for details of Web sites or information - use a good search engine like google(.)com. Just type in what you are looking for and it comes up with the web addresses, you then just click on the one that you want. It's as easy as that... Let me know if you need more help. Regards Margaert

margaret thankyou tinaxx

Christine, Type in www(.)microsoft(.)com on the address bar at the top - remove the brackets. Regards Margaret

christine hi im with you ive just been trying to find it too i'll sit and wait with you see if we get told lol

You are really going to think I'm thick but how do I get on the microsoft website Chris