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Worm affects Windows systems across U.S.

updated 06:35 pm EDT, Tue August 16, 2005

Windows 2000 worm

Tech news: A computer worm affecting Windows 2000 , including those at CNN, ABC and The New York Times this afternoon. The reach and identity of the worm is still unknown, though some analysts are pointing to recently-discovered exploits in Windows 2000 and some versions of Windows XP. David Perry of Trend Micro said that the attack seems to have been triggered by a new worm called rbot.ebq. Johannes Ullrich, director of the Sans Institute, a network security firm in Jacksonville, Florida, said the outage also may have been caused by the Zotob worm, which was released last weekend. Several versions of the worm have been released, some as late as Tuesday, Ullrich said.

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crayola
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08/16, 06:41pm | report spam | close Reply |
oh well...

not our problem

climacs
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08/16, 06:41pm | report spam | close Reply |
not gonna do it

not gonna gloat about owning a mac.

not gonna do it.

nope.

no siree.

ogun
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08/16, 06:46pm | report spam | close Reply |
no more than they deserve

Perhaps now CNN will install a real OS and deploy their video using something other than WMV...

Nah.

ANd they'll get nailed again, the next time there's a big outbreak. And the time after that. And the time after that.

Philip J. Fry
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08/16, 06:49pm | report spam | close Reply |
Haha

Hahahahahaha....need I laugh any harder?

climacs
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08/16, 06:49pm | report spam | close Reply |
CNN

so what if CNN goes down?

What will we miss?

More reports about missing white women and runaway brides?

God bless whoever wrote that worm.

cgmpowers
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08/16, 06:50pm | report spam | close Reply |
Windows!?!?

People still use Window's products???

mymacluvsme
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08/16, 06:53pm | report spam | close Reply |
Oh nooooooooo!!!!!!

It's the end of the world! We're doomed! Aaaagggghhhhh!!!!!

Oh wait, not all of us are doomed.

sigh.

when will the corporate world learn?

wintermute1
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08/16, 06:57pm | report spam | close Reply |
mathematica 5.2 snafu

I just got a notice from Wolfram Research that 64-bit calculations were disabled by the latest software update patch released by Apple. They are apparently "working" on a fix to re-enable the lost functionality. To any of you out there who have noticed some problems with your setup, check your email for a notice from Mathematica.

While not a security problem, it does show you that no platform is immune from software problems.

W

ryanpq
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08/16, 06:58pm | report spam | close Reply |
Just had to

I just had to register just so I could laugh along with you. Sitting here with my mac and linux machines I just dont see why this is news.

OMG Windows isnt secure! - Guess they just havent been listening.

phillymjs
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08/16, 07:24pm | report spam | close Reply |
Food for thought...

If big corporations like Time Warner, ABC, with lots of money and IT staff etc can't keep their computers well-maintained, what chance does Joe Sixpack have at keeping this sh*t off his $299 Wal-Mart PC that he barely knows how to operate?

jrome
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08/16, 08:12pm | report spam | close Reply |
Can't win

I own many Macs. But I have to use a PC at work. And I couldn't use it the last 2 days because of the Bobax.AF@mm worm. Different than Zotob, but looks like there have been dozens of new worms released this weekend to take advantage of MS's latest security hole. It really does suck, my system was up-to-date running NAV behind a Firewall. My Mom has been hit 3-4 times and it probably cost her $1000 to get her computers fixed. She's got an iMac now. Thank goodness these guys just want to send SPAM and don't randomly wipe-out hard drives. If they ever do, it will be a huge problem.

iomatic
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08/16, 08:23pm | report spam | close Reply |
Just employment.

Maybe now, someone will get fired for buying Microsoft products.

...

asmeurer@comcast.net
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08/16, 09:08pm | report spam | close Reply |
Did you hear�

Did you hear that Microsoft has said that if you get the worm, you should call the F.B.I.? From now on, whenever a PC crashes on me, I am calling the F.B.I. Remember, if you don't, then the REAL terrorists have won.

Nostromo
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08/16, 09:09pm | report spam | close Reply |
suck it...

Suck it, Windoze lusers. Suck it HARD!

Hahahahahahahaahahahahahah!

Nostromo
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08/16, 09:12pm | report spam | close Reply |
learn?

"when will the corporate world learn?"

Never.

Corporate tools are incapable of learning. They can only follow what the others are doing (like the good little suit-wearing tools they are).

ATPTourFan
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08/16, 09:56pm | report spam | close Reply |
Tools...

This just means that IT staff and budgets will likely increase as corporate level execs react by throwing more money on the fire. Of course, nobody will look at their options for avoiding their "need" to run Windows on every server and workstation...

HGnaruto
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Need help from CPU expert

On August 11, 2005 I hear my cousin said that his computer having some problem, so I went to his house with the new $200 Tower I build. Fist I turn on his computer on the user screen right before I sign on the user the computer shut down by it self. Then I try to swap with a different hard drive, but it doesn't seem working. I started to think the virus are not in the hard drive. Later I try using the safe mode from the boot menu, and it appear to be the same problem. Soon I feel no hope on fixing $1000 cpu. for my cousin, so I give him the tower that I built (suppose to be his next year January birthday present). 5 days later I saw the news that the new worm rbot.ebq affect many window 2000 user. Then I realize my cousin cpu happen to be the same, later I search the web and start sending message to other people to see if any one could solve my problem. ^_^

Daveecee
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08/17, 12:40am | report spam | close Reply |
So that's why...

So that's probably why I spent three damn hours at the DMV today... Their stupid Windows 2000 systems shut down once for about two hours and developed such a terrible backlog, that they kept repeatedly shutting down afterward.

kampl
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08/17, 12:52am | report spam | close Reply |
Not much time....

Not for nothing, but this worm came out FOUR days after the exploit was announced and patched. I don't like Windows much either, but to think that any corporation can go through QA to see if a patch will work with the deployed applications/services and mitigate the vulnerability is just dumb.

driven
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08/17, 03:58am | report spam | close Reply |
Gov agencies

I'm so glad that the US DoD, INS, Dept of the Navy and TSA all use Windows 2000. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

gudin
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08/17, 06:23am | report spam | close Reply |
"Homeland Security"

Yep, and the geniuses that gave us (Americans) "Homeland Security" made sure that they gave MS a nice big contract for its computer systems.

when will WE ever learn?

eeZbub
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08/17, 06:30am | report spam | close Reply |
Soon a thing of the past.

This kind of experience will soon be a thing of the past for Microsoft users, once Vista is released.

Viruses and worms will be able to destroy Vista systems while deploying sarcasm on semi-transparent windows. Much more entertaining for the victim.

Fnarr Fnarr Fnarr

coldfusion1970
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08/17, 06:31am | report spam | close Reply |
Offer

Would the US navy like to borrow my eMac?

Its guaranteed virus free :-)

rlmorel
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08/17, 06:59am | report spam | close Reply |
It just friggin bites...

I work in IT in a hospital, and my entire day yesterday just sucked. I seriously could be vulnerable to murder charges if I ever got my hands on someone who wrote these things, since we run mostly Windows 2000.

Of course, my three macs just hum happily along. Sigh.

Tdassel
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My IT is immune..

to learning and accepting that MS products are by far the worst option any enterprise IT can possibly buy. No one has been fired so far, because of their pro MS decisions. I hope that at some point in time the CEO gets mad at them and kicks them out.

my 2ct

Thomas

kaisdaddy
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08/17, 10:43am | report spam | close Reply |
I'm not sure...

...why this story made it on MacNN, which is supposed to be covering Mac related news. I know it's fund to gloat but that doesn't make it relevant to this site.

HGnaruto
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What I Think -_=

I really don't think there's anyone could solve my problem. I mean worm are people make it up, some one got to know how to solve it, right? 0_=

macusersneedtogetalife
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08/17, 01:35pm | report spam | close Reply |
Shaddap...

I can hardly wait...until MacOS is the most popular OS. Then there will be Mac viruses aplenty and I can come back here and take a big s*** down the throats of all you gloating maclosers.

chas_m
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08/17, 02:04pm | report spam | close Reply |
Banging Head on Wall

These Windows people are just banging their heads on the wall and are just too stupid to believe us when we tell them that you can use a computer WITHOUT banging your head into the wall.

I think my new practice when some of these fools ask for my help will be to say "NOW will you consider a Macintosh/Linux setup??"

dona83
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08/17, 02:18pm | report spam | close Reply |
Hm

What do I need to do to protect my iBook?

ibugv4
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08/17, 03:06pm | report spam | close Reply |
re: shaddap...

When Mac OS is the dominant OS on the market it won't have these issues because Apple is the only one who can break the OS. No outsider can do it. I can see Trojans being a concern, but never worms or viruses. There is a district differences in these.

macusersneedtogetalife
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08/17, 11:36pm | report spam | close Reply |
huh??

not sure what a "district difference" is, but anyone who says "never worms or viruses" is a fool.

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Worm affects Windows systems across U.S.

updated 06:35 pm EDT, Tue August 16, 2005

Windows 2000 worm

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oh well...

not gonna do it

no more than they deserve

Haha

CNN

Windows!?!?

Oh nooooooooo!!!!!!

mathematica 5.2 snafu

Just had to

Food for thought...

Can't win

Just employment.

Did you hear�

suck it...

learn?

Tools...

Need help from CPU expert

So that's why...

Not much time....

Gov agencies

"Homeland Security"

Soon a thing of the past.

Offer

It just friggin bites...

My IT is immune..

I'm not sure...

What I Think -_=

Shaddap...

Banging Head on Wall

Hm

re: shaddap...

huh??

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