[Full-Disclosure] The U.S. State Department needs "DCOMbobulator"

["Richard M. Smith" <rms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

It looks to me like the U.S. State Department needs this free
"DCOMbobulator" tool for turning off DCOM on their Windows computers:

   http://grc.com/dcom/

For most Windows users, I bet that the only time DCOM ever gets used, if
at all, is to run worms like MSBlaster and Welchia.  

Richard M. Smith
http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com

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http://tinyurl.com/oi3i
 
'Welchia worm' hits U.S. State Dept. network
From Elise Labott
CNN State Department Producer

WASHINGTON (CNN) --A computer worm named "Welchia" contaminated part of
the U.S. State Department's computer network on Tuesday, according to a
senior State Department official.

The worm did not affect the network's classified files.

At noon, the department shut down the network's unclassified portion for
nine hours, in order to protect the system and eradicate the computer
worm.

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