Yet Another Medium Alert Worm

Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 8:02 pm

This worm attempts to spread by locating SMB shares. It penetrates these shares using a list of weak administrator passwords.

This worm contains multiple components and runs under Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP.

more info

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Wren · Post by **Wren** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 9:56 pm

I just got that message in an email.

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 10:04 pm

Wren wrote: I just got that message in an email.

All these worms... The Internet is a dangerous place.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 10:19 pm

And yet, there are people who don't even use a firewall - I used to be one of those people!!!

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Chris Vogel · Post by **Chris Vogel** » Thu Jun 26, 2003 10:28 pm

Red Squirrel wrote: And yet, there are people who don't even use a firewall - I used to be one of those people!!!

I was once of those people too!

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