[NTLUG:Discuss] interesting combination

[Greg Edwards]

Brain Kontrath wrote:
> 
> Microsoft is still hiding behind Linux (starting last weekend) because 
> of the  MSBlaster worm attacks. The worm was supposed to launch a DDOS 
> attack at the Windows update server on the 16th.  Fortunately for 
> Microsoft the worm authors hard coded the Windows update ip address into 
> the worm code. With DNS server redirection and Linux web site caching 
> technology Microsoft was able to cope with the attack. Here is good 
> article about it:
> 

I talked to a friend today that got a new company laptop last week.  He 
went to the MS upgrade site and did the upgrade.  He ended up getting 
the blaster virus.  He said that the only internet access that he's done 
since turning the laptop on was the MS site.

I wonder if they got in before the announced date and infected the 
upgrade site.  How many upgraded machines might have the virus now?  I 
haven't heard of anyone else getting the virus after visiting the 
upgrade site.

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