I'm betting they are saying that Code Red was worse because anyone who had e-mail could recieve a copy. Only a select number of IP Addresses out there are going to be running MSSQL. Personally, I agree with you, this is much worse the Code Red... Thanks, Adam Debus Network Administrator, ReachONE Internet adam@reachone.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Bates" <jbates@brightok.net> To: "Eric Gauthier" <eric@roxanne.org>; <nanog@merit.edu> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 9:35 AM Subject: Re: New worm / port 1434?
From: "Eric Gauthier"
Woot!
We made the front page of CNN.com:
Electronic attack slows Internet http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/01/25/internet.attack/index.html
Guess that USD10 goes to some unnamed reporter at CNN
And please tell me how CodeRed was worse? I'm sorry, this just created a
lot
of Internet traffic hurting performance? That's a little underrated. But then again, it's a port that could be blocked and not cause severe damage. Block tcp/80 and people would through a fit.
*mental note: Block port 80 anytime another port must be blocked just to be sure.
Jack Bates Network Engineer BrightNet Oklahoma