Sounds like MSBlast. See Google News. Recap: Mid-July there was a flaw found in most versions of Windows. Machines which are connected to the internet can receive a remote-procedure request which can then be manipulated to offer control over the machine. Symptoms include heavy net connections and sometimes a rash of sudden crashes. Preventive measures include (a) blocking certain ports; or (b) disabling the default remote-procedure privilege; or (c) installing a recent Microsoft patch. Cures for an infected system are also available; see news resources.
Bottom line: If you've got a PC on the net, and you haven't fixed it, you're vulnerable. (You don't need to download anything, or even accept any email on it... if your unfixed PC is connected to the net, it can find you and infect you.) There may be a second wave of attacks later this week as the sloppy code in the worm is fixed. Payloads contain instructions to use all controlled machines for a distributed denial-of-service attack against Microsoft's site on Saturday. jd John Dowdell, Macromedia Developer Support, San Francisco (Best to reply on-list, to avoid my mighty spam filters!) Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/search/ Column: http://www.macromedia.com/desdev/jd_forum/ Technical daily diary: http://www.macromedia.com/go/blog_jd [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
