Re: RE: Re: New Virus -NIMBDA

From: ateeling@workstationusers.com
Date: Tue Sep 18 2001 - 21:29:21 EDT


Its times like these that really love the fact that i run linux. The
only way this effects me is the probs form those windoze boxes trying
to infect me. Haha keep trying.
adam
"in a world without fences, who needs GATES."

Andy Levy wrote:
>
> We shut our links down too. But too late - it was one of our "reaction"
> steps after learning we got slammed by it.
>
> This thing attempts to exploit SIXTEEN vulnerabilities in various software
> that could be installed on an NT/2000 box, including stuff related to the
> Code Red worms. As I speak, some of my co-workers are rebuliding 13
> servers. I lead a crew checking over 60 desktops in the span of about 2
> hours. Fortunately, all those checked out clean.
>
> I don't think we know how we got hit just yet. We have so many people
> getitng into our network from remote (other companies we've acquired, field
> agents, etc.) we may never really know.
>
> Ronald Wong wrote:
>



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