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Worm's-Eye View of Virus On Its Path of Destruction [Slammer]
Wall Street Journal ^ | Feb 24, 2003 | Gomes

Posted on 02/24/2003 2:14:12 AM PST by The Raven

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:48:16 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Thousands of computer viruses are out there on the Internet. This is the story of one of them.

The virus -- some experts prefer the term "worm" -- called Slammer made news a few weekends back when it disrupted computer operations all over the world. Understanding how it worked provides insights into the minds of both computers and the people who try to turn those computer against us. Virus writers know all these tricks, so you should, too.


(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: microsoft; server; sql
Phew...could have been worse.
1 posted on 02/24/2003 2:14:13 AM PST by The Raven
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To: The Raven
Is that patch still available?
2 posted on 02/24/2003 2:20:49 AM PST by patj
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To: patj
Patches are always available.
3 posted on 02/24/2003 2:21:44 AM PST by The Raven (Liberalism: The dream world called denial)
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