Win2k SQL Server worm
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on January 25, 2003 at 9:00:17 PM
There is a new worm that has been spreading. It causes slow downs in traffic over the internet. It is called Sapphire or SQL Slammer.
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The worm infects computer servers that run on Microsoft Windows 2000 SQL software. Once it attaches to a server it transmits multiple data requests in a random manner to other addresses on the Internet looking for more vulnerable servers to infect. The effect is a flood of traffic that bogs down ISP networks and can even knock Web sites off-line, Hypponen said. He added the worm was probably installed on a faulty server by a virus writer or hacker within the past few days.