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Re: RTM (was: Re: Purging Blaster.worm
From: "Ken Jacobs" <kenneth_jacobs () msn com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:00:27 -0400
I was afraid of that...Have to go home and dig through my old books, but as I recall, it was 'Shockwave Rider' by John Brunner. I've still got it in hardback. I remember being surprised at the copyright date some time ago (being so 'old').
From: "Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah com> To: Ken Jacobs <kenneth_jacobs () msn com>CC: secmail () patchsupplier dyndns org, security-basics () securityfocus com, kennethjacobs () starband netSubject: RTM (was: Re: Purging Blaster.worm Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:53:31 -0400 Ken Jacobs wrote: > > What's scariest about all this? >> Back in the late 70's, early 80's, a science fiction writer wrote a novel > that envisioned scenarios much like we see today. Much of the terminology he > used then is in common use today, as are many of the concepts. He wrote of a > network comparable to today's internet (or maybe that of the not so distant > future), a variety of worms (and the idea of worms that eat other worms). > The recent flap over the DARPA 'terrorist futures'? He mentioned a 'delphic > lottery' - the idea that if enough people bet on potential futures (similar> to the stock market), they'd actually accurately predict future events. Hmmmm. The Adolescence of P1? *title brain failure - core dump * Which title?> And all this back before Robert Morris' infamous worm.. (talk of ancient> hsitory) I resent that. I well recall the flail in November of '88. I've been playing this game a while... ;-) Jim > >From: "Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah com> > >To: Stuart <secmail () patchsupplier dyndns org> > >CC: security-basics () securityfocus com > >Subject: Re: Purging Blaster.worm > >Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:32:04 -0400 > > > >Yes, it is possible. No, it is not legal to do so. > > > >It has been done with another. The one who did it is on jail for that > >reason. Modifying systems which belong to someone else, no matter your > >reasons, is a no-no. > > > >Jim > > > >Stuart wrote: > > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Is it not possible to create another worm or modify this worm to > > > actually patch the machines? :) > > > Looking at the Symantec removal tool there is a silent mode.. A few > > > days back I was on the Microsoft site and I also saw an option for a > > > non interaction install for the RPC patch but looking through the > > > site now I cannot find it :( > > > The "fixing worm" could scan for 2 hours then purge itself? > > > > > > Just a thought > > > > > > Stu > > > > > > - -----Original Message----- > > > From: Andreas Rothlauf [mailto:security () bitgui de] > > > Sent: 13 August 2003 21:25 > > > To: security-basics () securityfocus com > > > Subject: Re: Purging Blaster.worm > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > JG> Has anyone successfully purged the MSBlaster worm. There is a > > > tool out > > > JG> there that can do it but is it reliable? > > > > > > Symantec has made a tool available:> > > http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.to> > > ol.html > > > > > > A friend told me that it works. > > > > > > greetZ //AndY > > >> > > - ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > > - -----> > > - ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > > - ------ > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: PGP 8.0.2 > > > > > > iQIVAwUBPzq4K5MRMj30dWmZAQIOCBAAy73WqYpzZSyjKb530Gefx+cJ3vhV73RN > > > aiFGkEtN+zaGio14/TWNNgFEDpY3DxNtbQF5GPAtw7OBV61qTsg9NOOxAJioyZV/ > > > qftWulRdv9P7AmJ96c50ge9Gb5bVb2u6w0xIgS8pk5ButD5/z5QOOQ4mK0BRboyP > > > Du4EdphbMQNd6DI1cdWnQV6tX++jtMh2BnUwFSIj7WTwXIpUg4/H9PzJ/TZYx5Ro > > > swymEnfAusWUFWCljBG0PwTdNqFwmy4LWaCHJEIH/2MJ8ZdMlvUza6nX79yn12j6 > > > OmavfnW0uUEX5bp3w4qF9C1b/6C7ajRlzBmqX4gG5iY28fGC+BlPAJgwhndbsJaz > > > id9Za7LhaErG5r3gpJiPL+Xv6nv7PCwBM0p+WhX19d1Z3JUIfmbCHekifLydmwm6 > > > bYnG5tK9oH2K3IgzmM9m5oZYOD4sf/gUrqEGI0oK5md393xdfqv/ce/mS+VvShEk > > > 59yuldmgV6pG8Yg5FF+bKI2lf1f35J4iWRknHEa114i3+PveJgSOtMdR71h7Rrnk > > > 8j829JAtN66Z8Ndf14U2mtMmKlIIkoiq6lnc5kvq5tjKjJFTODlR70VPWfT/fu7+ > > > C+MZulc55R2ZBp4cDe0ZriNtv9rEqWykQfc2GgIxTYvYYK1M3/861cnsoPCHudVS > > > 37cjHXHGHds= > > > =eKYz > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > >> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------> > >> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > >-- > >James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA > >Booz | Allen | Hamilton > >phone: (410) 684-6566 > >> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail -- James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA Booz | Allen | Hamilton phone: (410) 684-6566
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