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Hello windowsupdate.microsoft.com ...Time to die!

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Stilly:
well now that it has taken effect, has anyone noticed any difference in internet speed?

[ August 16, 2003: Message edited by: The Stiller ]

raptor:
no.

M$ is getting traffic : http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/improving_pc_security.asp

raptor:
isnt it impossible to improve security in XP?   :rolleyes:

guest94:
Dudez, it looks like the August 16 hackathon for Microsoft was a complete failure.  Take a look at this story:  Microsoft gets chance to fend off attack - it attacks windowsupdate.com, as opposed to windowsupdate.microsoft.com.  I thought the writer of the worm might have been a bit clueless when I heard of how inefficiently it spreads itself (I don't think the crashing is part of the plan most of the time).  He wasted a good opportunity to: (i) attack M$ Windoze users and (ii) attack M$.  But I'd say another variant of the worm will emerge.  I'd say you could get a LOT worse than what "Blaster" can do.  This badly written one's little more than a pain in the ass...

guest94:
AND another thing.. @ the Netcraft website it was last updated some time in July, and any increase in traffic is probably due to people patching their systems before this worm!!!

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