KILLER VIRUS

[Prometheus]

I just got a call from somone at my moms office

She is an Admin for Msft websites

Apparently a Killer virus is replicating its self and killing off some big companies

I havent been able to find anything on it yet im sure Dana mirow will post it in the News section

So if any of u have ties to or have a big website i suggest you shutdown for a while or beef ur security

[Grinnin Reaper]

Best I've heard is that it affects SQL servers. Patch has been out there, just needs to be applied.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/01/25/internet.attack/index.html

[Uranium-235]

:sigh: that's what they get for running Windows

yeah my mom couldent get her new cell phone activated online cause of this.

[duckieqt]

Yea, I just got notified by my hosting company saying they were hit as well,. http://www.uplinkearth.com

I got this:
Dear uplinkearth Customer,

Network status has been restored to normal operation.

The cause of the outage was a result of a computer worm (a type
of virus) called “W32.SQLExp.Worm” that targets Microsoft SQL
2000 servers. This virus exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft
SQL 2000 servers with the intention of flooding networks with
bogus network traffic to slow network performance. Data housed
on Microsoft SQL 2000 Servers was not affected.

For more information about the virus see the following CNN
article (make sure you copy the entire link):
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/01/25/internet.attack/index
.html

If you are running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 on your local
computer or network, download the patch from Microsoft here
(make sure you copy the entire link):
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?
displaylang=en&FamilyID=DCFDCBE9-B4EB-4446-9BE7-2DE45CFA6A89

(just to share)

[CiKoTiC]

I'm sure the dumbass that released it will ge getting aquainted with bubba from cell block C soon. He'll soon learn to love the meaning of "tossed salad" and "bitch".

When will these jerkoffs ever learn? :rolleyes:

[Prometheus]

those jerkoffs will learn when GW becomes smart and fixes the economy instead of iraq let the UN deal with it

[CiKoTiC]

LOL!! UN.. what a joke! :rofl:

Where was the UN after the Gulf War cease fire? Whare was the UN during Bosnia? Where was the UN during Somolia? Where was the UN in Haiti? Where is the UN regarding N. Korea?

Jeez, get a clue. :rofl:

BTW.. What the the HECK does the US Economy have to do with some jerk releasing a worm on the internet? :rolleyes:

[eviltechie]

UN is losing its power since it has been made

most of their divisions are concentrated on making the third worlds better for living

but seriously, peace is good
i dont like war and dont like big armies

and making a virus is just as meaningless and retarded as starting a war

[CiKoTiC]

Sorry, I just can't help but laugh when I see or hear of someone that actually thinks the UN has any power (or the will) to do anything.

I guess that's the veteran in me speaking. :P

[eviltechie]

calm down...

no one really suggested that UN is powerful
just calm down
lol

anyways
its peaceful individuals that solve the problems on the political level
by force, matters will not resolve the right way

thats why there are nobel awards for peacekeepers
:)

anyways
GW is trying to fix up the economy by trying to control the oil in iraq
it will all be crystal clear in 5 years

[accurateimage]

I felt the effects of that virus also, the usps online shipping software I use was down today because of it and I had to handwrite over 40 packages *LOL* took hours instead of 30 minutes but hey, have to go back to the old school every once in awhile or we will forget how :D

[eviltechie]

Asus's download page on their global server was effected too i think...

lots of stuff are slow today

and this matter is making news big time on TV, radio, newspaper, internet and all other media!

[TheRogue]

there were a few things that actually happened yesterday..

firstly was the SQL server exploit.. which is months old, and a patch has been out for months, its just tards who use MS software (which is bad enough) who don't patch their boxes

secondly was a large scale DDoS attack, which brought UUNet (one of the world's major internet backbones) as well as other major backbones, which was a result of the above

slashdot had abit of coverage on this, even BBC had a story on it (on their site at least)

but alas.. its basically all over now.. and we can all get back to our pr0n :D

[eviltechie]

not yet for me...
my comp had a bad disk sector so i had to format it
and now im waiting for my friend's winxp pro sp1 corporate key :lol:

then porn for me once everything is done! :biggrin:

[Prometheus]

i dont need to wait at all i get windows xp and stuff for 20$ or less the .net framework is 200$ for me :)

[Uranium-235]

+1 Reason why I'm against M$SQL.

That and price, efficiency, speed, portability