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to: Geo.
from: Adam Flinton
date: 2003-01-26 18:48:32
subject: Re: MSSQL cratering the Internet?

From: "Adam Flinton" 

Virus.Net?

Adam

"Geo."  wrote in message
news:3e34286f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> "Joe Barr"  wrote in message
> news:3e33d824$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
> > > It's not just MS SQL and bandwidth taking the hit, the traffic is also
> > > exploiting cisco routers in that it reflects to all interfaces and
takes
> > > down the telnet interface so you can't get into the router remotely.
>
> > Does it spread from and to MS SQL servers and launch attacks from them?
>
> Yes, and it also (from reports, I haven't tested this myself) infects and
> spreads from .NET servers that are not running SQL but are running
MSDE2000.
>
> However I attempting to suggest we should expect a patch from Cisco as
well.
> I was sending their engineers information they requested on this last
night
> so I know they are aware of the issues.
>
> Geo.
>
>

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