Here is part of the response to the worm at my place.
I guess they think that everyone is going to do this. What a joke.
Email from IS:
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As a follow up to previous communication, Internet access cannot be restored
until we have installed a patch to the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser
on EVERY PC campus wide, and ALL PC's have been rebooted.
As a result of the "Nimda" infestation, I.S. has been tasked with visiting
all affected workstations to complete the update noted above. Please excuse
the temporary interruption of work while we complete this process. We also
need your help to complete this effort. Here's how you can help us.
A.) Double-click the attachment at the bottom of this message, then follow
the prompts to install the patch (you may get a message that the patch is
not necessary - this is OK)
B.) After running the attached program successfully, please shut down and
restart your computer.
C.) If at any time a virus is detected, or if you have any questions
concerning this activity, please call the Help Desk at
Regardless of the outcome of the patch installation, please send a reply
message of "YES" or "NO" to "xxxx" to confirm your workstation
has been successfully updated or not.
Thank you,
ITSS, Director
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There are hundreds if not thousands of PC in our network.
We started out with a couple of guys in IS about 12 years ago who knew a few
things about windows. Now this. At least this supplies work for people. Of
course, I've sent pointed email to the IS people about their choice of
software. I doubt much will change.
The bad thing is, due to this problem, I bet the IS people had to miss the
required talks on The Nine Pillars of Excellence that HR made everyone
attend today. Now they won't know about achieving excellence. This is what
happens to an organization that just grows way beyond the competence of its
managers.
Joel
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