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Slammer Worm Slams Microsofts Own

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the oops-they-did-it-again dept.

MondoMor writes "Microsoft's forgot to patch some of its own servers to protect it from the months-old vulnerability exploited by the Slammer Worm, reports C|Net. Oops. Apparently Redmond's network was hit pretty hard. Just goes to show that no matter who you are, you'd better keep your apps patched." Update: 01/29 01:59 GMT by T : And if you're running systems which might be affected, take note: whitehorse writes "The Microsoft KB article for the Slammer patch found here has an incorrect URL for 'Download the patch' referring to KB Q316333 which is only a handle leak fix. The real patch may be found later in the article."

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  1. M$ Winblows Update by hckrdave · · Score: 1, Troll

    it would appear that the worm has brought down M$ Winbblows update site :-) :-)

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  2. Re:SQL Server by jsse · · Score: 1, Troll

    NT 4.0 is supported through the end of 2004. That makes a grand total of 8 years since it was introduced. Windows 2000 is through 2007.

    These are 'Extended support' period for Premium customers. Can you tell the difference or you've problem understanding the lengthy document? :)

    So you think you can enjoy that extended period? Are you are premium customers? Do you know what qualify you as a 'premium' customer in term of service support? Look like you know very well about Microsoft products so I can skip this here. :)

    Why people like you like to post as AC? I don't usually reply to the like of it but I hate you misleading others and blame it on my fault.