[Larry_OHF]

I recieved an e-mail from the IT dept of UNCG, supposedly, and the e-mail is stated below. What I want to know is...how can I tell if the link and all is for real? I mean, I have two firewalls and the ping protection enabled. How can the e-mail posisbly be true?

This is an Information Technology emergency security announcement. IT is aware of a serious vulnerability in MS-Windows Operating Systems that is being actively exploited at UNCG today. Internet security organizations are calling this the "W32.Blaster.Worm", also known as the "RPC DCOM" worm. This worm spreads directly to the operating system via the Internet and your desktop workstation is more than likely already infected. You did not receive this via email, or through any other normal computer use. If you are already infected: - "Windows update" WILL NOT fix the problem. - Anti-virus software WILL NOT fix the problem. IT has created a local network resource to fix infected machines. Even if you machine is not infected, please visit this site immediately to obtain the fix: http://web.uncg.edu/syn/patches/ If you do not fix your machine, malicious users outside of UNCG will be able to remotely access your machine, your files and the UNCG network.

[ 08-12-2003, 07:57 PM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]