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pHaestus · 08-01-2003, 02:37 PM

For first there was the RPC exploit (this one scares the shit outta me):

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...n/MS03-026.asp

A quote from someone affected:

"4000 computers on campus here were already hacked and they left ftp servers listening to different ports on the computers."

Yikes.

and now there is a new worm that has no current fix (well other than to block .zip at the gateway):

http://securityresponse.symantec.com...mail.a@mm.html

I just wondered if anyone is pulling hair out today. For reference, I am surfing the web from my living room couch in my boxers and about to take a shower and start my day (it's 1:30pm)

08-01-2003, 02:37 PM	#1
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	Are you networking geeks busy? For first there was the RPC exploit (this one scares the shit outta me): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...n/MS03-026.asp A quote from someone affected: "4000 computers on campus here were already hacked and they left ftp servers listening to different ports on the computers." Yikes. and now there is a new worm that has no current fix (well other than to block .zip at the gateway): http://securityresponse.symantec.com...mail.a@mm.html I just wondered if anyone is pulling hair out today. For reference, I am surfing the web from my living room couch in my boxers and about to take a shower and start my day (it's 1:30pm)