Had a SQL virus. Just got it cleaned. Should be ok now. > > | Delivery failed 25 attempts: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > | > | Original message follows. > | > | Received: from lake [66.139.91.38] by samcfug.org with ESMTP > | (SMTPD32-7.13) id AE2C77014E; Sun, 26 Jan 2003 09:26:36 -0600 > | Message-ID: <014e01c2c54f$65732b50$265b8b42@lake> > | From: "samcfug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | References: <MDAEMON-F200301260126_AA260374MD81238@areaindex_com> > | Subject: Re: SQL Worm > | Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 09:27:11 -0600 > | MIME-Version: 1.0 > | Content-Type: text/plain; > | charset="iso-8859-1" > | Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > | X-Priority: 3 > | X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > | X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 > | X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 > | > | You are correct in suggesting that any computer user should become familiar > with > | Security. A quick reference to CERT will inform the reader that MS products > | have no more vulnerabilities than any other operating system. A responsible > | admin will keep their systems up to date. The very fact that there are so > many > | systems being brought to their knees, is proof positive that many very mission > | critical and high profile users are not bothering to do this, for whatever the > | reason. My Linux servers have been receiving as many as three security > updates > | per week, of late. > | > | On the other hand, calling every user who runs SQL databases or MSDE on the > net > | irresponsible, is way off the mark. There are thousands of SQL servers that > are > | not being affected by this attack, mine being among those not affected. > There > | are several things an admin can do to protect themselves, the simplest, of > | course is to stay abreast of security and system upgrades and patches. One > | extra thing is that on my SQL server, when setting up the DSN I tend to use > | unique port numbers instead of the default ports of 1433-1434 and this attack > | and prior ones that target SQL servers have never gotten in to begin with. My > | firewall solidly blocks the default ports. The admins that have secured their > | systems are doing a great job for their customers. > | > | I host over 60 web sites that use SQL2000, and not one of them have missed a > | > | [message truncated] > | > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
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