I'm a Linux geek at home and yes, it's hard to not get smug at times like this.
But our day will come, I assure you.
I had no worries about my home computer when this hit, but I did call my parents,
told them to unplug the cable modem, and await further instructions.
ateeling@workstationusers.com wrote:
> 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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