To: All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Sue Lewis" <sml@uiuc.edu>

Reply-To: cio@uiuc.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - Urgent action needed to protect your computer

As you may have read in the newspaper or seen on the web, the national 
educational and business communities are responding to an unprecedented 
network attack affecting Microsoft Windows systems-- desktops, laptops, 
and  servers. The so-called Blaster worm and sobig virus have already 
infected  over seven hundred systems on the Urbana campus.   I am asking 
you to protect yourself and in turn help keep the campus network safe by 
taking the following steps IMMEDIATELY.   You do not have to wait until 
you return to campus to update ("patch") your operating system software 
and your anti-virus software; you can do it from home if you can reach the 
Internet.

Windows users should immediately go to: 
            
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com 

and install the updates for your operating system.  (Please be patient if 
the site is slow; many others are accessing it.  We chose not to provide 
this service locally, since Microsoft has been making frequent updates). 

Everyone should:
Install the free anti-virus software if you have not already done so.  
http://webstore.cites.uiuc.edu

The product title you will need to download is listed below.

Microsoft Windows 
Operating System         Anti-Virus Product Title to Download

Windows XP         Virus Protection VirusScan v7.0 for Windows
Windows 2000       Virus Protection VirusScan v7.0 for Windows
Windows NT 4.0     Virus Protection VirusScan v7.0 for Windows

Windows 95        Virus Prot.-VirusScan v4.5.1 for Windows Workstations
Windows 98        Virus Prot.-VirusScan v4.5.1 for Windows Workstations

Windows ME        Virus Prot.-VirusScan v4.5.1 for Windows Workstations
Windows pre-NT4.0 Virus Prot.-VirusScan v4.5.1 for Windows Workstations

MAC pre-OSX       Virex 6.1 for Macintosh
MAC OSX           Virex 7.2 for Macintosh

Once the latest anti-virus software is installed, get the latest virus 
update files (Search for VirusScan Console on your computer, click on 
AutoUpdate program, click on Run Now).  

Run an anti-virus scan. (Search for VirusScan Console on your computer, 
click on Scan my computer)

If the scan shows a problem, but does not FIX the problem, download the 
Stinger software and run that.  
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

Apple computers owners should:
Check for updates at http://www.info.apple.com/   (Downloads)

If you need general assistance, call the CITES Help Desk (244-7000). We 
are taking every step we can to minimize the problems caused by this worm 
and new viruses, but we need your help to succeed.

Thank you,
Sue Lewis
Deputy CIO; Director, Strategic Communications
Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES)This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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