Discussion » 00:06 26 January 2003

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Posted by cal, 00:06, 26th January 2003:
 
The internet is currently having big problems due to a MS-SQL worm causing DOS style problems.

more info:
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www.americanintelligence.us/modules.php?...

traffic analysis:
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Posted by Gary, 18:51, 26th January 2003:
 
Rule "MS-SQL Worm Block Rule" blocked (194.131.158.41,ms-sql-m(1434))
Inbound UDP packet

You can say that again. My poor firewall was going nuts yesterday (see above)! It's not too bad today though.
Posted by ell, 03:51, 27th January 2003:
 
FYI the main page doesn't auto-hyperlink.
Posted by cal, 08:13, 27th January 2003:
 
opps - thanks ell. fixed now
Posted by MonkeyArmada, 09:14, 27th January 2003:
 
What, What, What? You mean a microsoft product has a security 'issue'?
Posted by cal, 09:40, 27th January 2003:
 
strangely. but then so do all software products. look at bind - that's caused more internet problems than all other pieces of software put together
Posted by MonkeyArmada, 10:06, 27th January 2003:
 
yeah, suppose, I do have a rather anti-MS streak though.
Posted by ell, 04:14, 28th January 2003:
 
Is it me, or does a firewall/SQL server that detects thousands of near-identical "are you alive?" UDP packets going to the same port every second then DROPs all such packets for 10 mins seem like a good idea?
Posted by cal, 09:14, 28th January 2003:
 
it's not particularly great design - there shouldn't have been such an open "ping-like" command available
Posted by MonkeyArmada, 17:32, 28th January 2003:
 
I just spent the last hour without web access, my god I did'nt realise how much I rely on it.
Posted by MonkeyArmada, 16:20, 3rd February 2003:
 
All I can say is wooh fucking hoo.

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