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Linux-based approach to fixing MSBlaster Worm infection


Publication:	Heal Your Church Web Site	Date:	Aug 15 2003

I was watching the news the other night ... amused a bit by technically-impaired broadcasters who were suggesting that to fix your infected machine, you had to find a friend with the patch, or hire some geek gurus to come fix it for you ... because you can't get online nor keep your machine from rebooting.

Or as Mike Wendland puts it on his blog "The thing with MSBlaster that drives users nuts is the computer keeps restarting. How can you fix it if it keeps shutting down?" As always, Mike has some other good technical advice on how to solve the problem manually.

To me, the solution is simple. Make sure you have a copy of Knoppix handy. Of course, if you can't get to the Internet, this advice won't help ... but for those of you who read and then heeded my July 18th advice entitled "Knoppix - Delightfully Distracting" ... by downloading and then burninating a CD ... you're all set.