08-13-2003, 01:47 AM
.. ya, this worm doesn't bother with Outlook, it's not something that you download by opening e-mail... it exploits a security flaw in XP, NT and 2000, and searches for an open port on your computer. It then downloads itself, and executes with the highest priveleges (SYSTEM). You get a msblaster.exe in you SYSTEM32 folder. The you start getting a message that says your computer will reboot in 60 seconds, and then proceeds to do so. It also disables you from downloading from windowsupdate. Unless you got the most recent patches, from July 16th, you are vulnerable.