RE: mod to "killblast.vbs" script

From: Henderson, Dennis K. (Dennis.Hendersonat_private)
Date: Tue Aug 19 2003 - 16:37:58 PDT

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    The point Enoch was making is that the file is read-only as it is
    dropped and the original script did not include the true statement to
    force-delete the file.
    
    Dennis
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Rob Shein [mailto:shotenat_private] 
    Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 4:41 PM
    To: 'Ansgar Wiechers'; Laudie, Enoch A.
    Cc: incidentsat_private
    Subject: RE: mod to "killblast.vbs" script
    
    
    Only if that's how Blaster works too.  The point here isn't to use
    proper programming practices, but to copy the practices used by the
    worm.
    
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Ansgar Wiechers [mailto:bugtraqat_private]
    > Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 2:38 PM
    > To: Laudie, Enoch A.
    > Cc: incidentsat_private
    > Subject: Re: mod to "killblast.vbs" script
    > 
    > 
    > On 2003-08-14 Laudie, Enoch A. wrote:
    > > The recently posted "killblast.vbs" script needs a slight mod.
    > > 
    > > This line:
    > > 
    > > fso.DeleteFile "c:\winnt\system32\msblast.exe"
    > > 
    > > should be
    > > 
    > > fso.DeleteFile "c:\winnt\system32\msblast.exe", true
    > > 
    > > so as to delete "read only" files also.
    > 
    > To make an additional suggestion:
    > 
    > I am not familiar with VBS, but I assume that one could use
    > environment variables with it, too, so I guess it would be a 
    > good idea to use "%SystemRoot%" instead of "C:\WINNT".
    > 
    > Regards
    > Ansgar Wiechers
    > 
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