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MS SQL Server Worm Wreaking Havoc

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-man-will-know-the-day-or-the-hour dept.

defile writes "Since about midnight EST almost every host on the internet has been receiving a 376 byte UDP payload on port ms-sql-m (1434) from a random infected server. Reports of some hosts receiving 10 per minute or more. internetpulse.net is reporting UUNet and Internap are being hit very hard. This is the cause of major connectivity problems being experienced worldwide. It is believed this worm leverages a vulnerability published in June 2002. Several core routers have taken to blocking port 1434 outright. If you run Microsoft SQL Server, make sure the public internet can't access it. If you manage a gateway, consider dropping UDP packets sent to port 1434." bani adds "This has effectively disabled 5 of the 13 root nameservers."

11 of 906 comments (clear)

  1. 1st by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    not last.

  2. HAHA 3RD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    THIRD post! this is the highest i've ever got hurray! Im Cool

  3. US Military Intelligence? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Lol... You lot killed more Brits in the last Gulf War than the Iraqis did.

    With friends like you, who needs enemies?

    1. Re:US Military Intelligence? by ecalkin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      If it hadn't been for a last minute scud that hit a barracks and killed a bunch of US servicemen, the united states would have killed more of its own soldiers than iraq did. friendly fire may be an oxymoron, but it happens...

  4. Re:wimpy British Poodle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh sure, it's easy to kill people that trust you, sure. What big men you are.

    Try using more brains, and less gung-ho cowboy shooting-from-the-hip-and-killing-your-allies.

  5. the time has come. by seann · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    all you rebel programmers, join together in a glory of defeat and dishonourment.
    We will create an Anti-worm! It will counter these attacks, patching, disabling, and even illiminating!

    Band together now!!!!!!!!

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  6. Re:Who did this I wonder????? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Glad to see that HP isn't affected.

    http://www.hp.com

    +++++++everything is possible

  7. Did you just join the Axis of Weasels? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    You know, Germany and France?

    Two countries with either a history of racist, anti-semitice, authoritarian dictatorships or toadying up to the same. No wonder they support Iraq - and either sold Saddam the tools to make his weapons of mass destruction, or profit directly from the current sanctions via the Oil for Food program.

    Too damn bad about the Iraqi people, who you'd rather have suffer under Saddam, huh?

    PS - Back in 1998 Bill Clinton got authorization from both the UN and the US Congress to use military force to remove Saddam from power....

  8. Re:Who did this I wonder????? by Ilgaz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Man/Woman, whoever you are... Now that was genius work, I have never seen such a thing in my life.

    btw, feel free to "offtopic" me and waste my karma, I give my karma to that!

  9. MSCE = Microsoft Certifed Solitaire Engineer by Wolfgang · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Or what else does it mean?

  10. In Soviet Russia ... by FritzTheSkunk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    one out of 10 would be shot.

    http://lysy2.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/words.exe?d ec imatio

    good ol' europe...

    ok, so mod me down for anti-americanism ;-)

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