Computer Meltdown Virus: WTF?

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In the past 3 hours today, my comp has shut down and restarted (on its own) 10 times. Though CNN swears tis a "worldwide problem" that began from Saturday, I'm tempted to say "well-paid corporate hacking job".

(Before you ask, this comp is public, which is why I just noticed it today.)

So:

1) Has this happened to anyone else?
2) Is there a patch to fix the damn thing?

Conspiracy theorists, on your mark......

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

go to http://www.windowsupdate.com (via IE if possible).

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Merci, Gygax

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

i caught sasser, too -- friday night. and i got the windows patch the next day. so i think that i'm ok now.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 6 May 2004 00:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Who the fuck uses Windows?

― TOMBOT, Thursday, 6 May 2004 04:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I have to use Windows because Linux won't pick up my Motorola modem.

I use Linux at work though, and I never get any of these plebeian viruses. Viruses are for poor people.

― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 6 May 2004 04:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Run a firewall and proper email software and this shit never happens. I just sat back and watched all the hits to the port being blocked and larfed. And I use windows.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 6 May 2004 04:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I wouldn't know a firewall if it leapt up and hit me in the face. Much easier to use Linux and pretend I know what I'm talking about.

― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 6 May 2004 04:37 (twenty-one years ago)

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