New Windows Worm on the Loose

Posted by michael on Saturday May 1, 2004 @05:40AM from the batten-down-your-ports dept.

Dynamoo writes "The Internet Storm Center has issued a Yellow Alert due to the spread of the Sasser worm exploiting Windows 2000 and XP machines through a documented flaw in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) as described in Microsoft Bulletin MS04-011. Initial analysis seems to indicate classic Blaster-style worm behaviour. Right now I'm just getting a probe every 10 minutes or so on my firewall, but this is bound to escalate sharply as the pool of infected machines grows. Of course all good Windows-using Slashdotters visit Windows Update regularly and have a firewall, don't you? More information at Computer Associates, F-Secure, Symantec and McAfee."

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But... it does! by NSash · 2004-05-01 06:03 · Score: 0, Offtopic

4. Gimp sucks compared to Photoshop.

Ah, come on now. I'm as friendly to OS as anyone else, but you're just fooling yourself on this one.
Re:ah... by BenV666 · 2004-05-01 08:07 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Dad, have you been drinking again?
Re:ah... by FyRE666 · 2004-05-01 10:57 · Score: 0, Offtopic

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Richard Steven Hack "Whatever does not kill me, makes me stronger." - And YOU Have Not Killed Me!

Tell that to Christopher Reeve...

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