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RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-08-11

A malicious worm that exploits last month's RPC DCOM vulnerability struck the Internet Monday afternoon, targeting unpatched Windows 2000 and Windows XP machines.

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RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-11
Manu (4 replies)
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
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RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
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BroadBand Man
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
Jean Debogue (1 replies)
You were warned and chose not to act. 2003-08-13
You_people_are_KILLING_me
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
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Anonymous
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gpnuke
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-11
Conrad Longmore
msblast.exe available 2003-08-11
Chris McNab
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
moonface (1 replies)
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Anonymous
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Anonymous (1 replies)
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Scott Miller <smiller (at) secureadmin (dot) ca [email concealed]>
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Nrik (1 replies)
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Scott Miller <smiller (at) secureadmin (dot) ca [email concealed]> (1 replies)
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Nrik
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mike (at) thompsonmike.co (dot) uk [email concealed]
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (8 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (7 replies)
who is what? 2003-08-12
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
SynDr0m (3 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
Mikeonline
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-14
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-14
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (3 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (3 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-14
Anonymous
Reading sec forums 2003-08-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
Reading sec forums 2003-08-15
Jagdwulfe
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (2 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
A clueful IT guy in Canada
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-12
Anonymous (6 replies)


Really, all you have to do is tell your Windows XP box "yeah, install stuff automatically."

The default install automatically downloads the patches and waits for your instruction to install.

I "patched" my home system without even noticing.

If a professional sysadmin isn't using the update tools available, he needs firing, big time.

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Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-12
Big Guys (2 replies)
Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-14
Anonymous
Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-13
Anonymous
...on a frigging server? Are you NUTS!? 2003-08-12
Penguinisto (1 replies)
...on a frigging server? Are you NUTS!? 2003-08-13
Fortune_50_IT_Manager
Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-12
AnotherAnonymous
Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-13
HardKnox (1 replies)
Windows Update is FREAKING AUTOMATIC! 2003-08-14
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-14
Anonymous
to little to late 2003-08-12
Anonymous (2 replies)
to little to late 2003-08-12
Scott Miller <smiller (at) secureadmin (dot) ca [email concealed]>
500 users went home early, yet we paid them. MS SUCKS! 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
500 users went home early, yet we paid them. MS SUCKS! 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
500 users went home early, yet we paid them. MS SUCKS! 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (2 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Huh?! 2003-08-12
BLKMGK (1 replies)
Huh?! 2003-08-13
vapour
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
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whatever
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Took down our NT Network (500 Plus users) 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Why did you have port 135 open 2003-08-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
Why did you have port 135 open 2003-08-14
Anonymous
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
Federico Lucifredi (2 replies)
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RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
RpR
need to follow removal directions to a 't' 2003-08-12
g00s (1 replies)
need to follow removal directions to a 't' 2003-08-13
Sunfire070
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Anonymous
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Wichita_KS_NETOPS (2 replies)
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obyteme
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Anonymous
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Chris S (1 replies)
Single IP? 2003-08-12
BLKMGK
RPC DCOM Worm cleanup details 2003-08-12
Barry Irwin <bvi (at) moria (dot) org [email concealed]>
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Anonymous
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Sunfire070
What is the UPX file name transferred via TFTP ? 2003-08-12
Ziv
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Ziv
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Anonymous
I patched 2003-08-12
Anonymous
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kl3675
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Anonymous
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HardKnox
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RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
Jeff Serino (1 replies)
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Federico Lucifredi (1 replies)
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
HardKnox
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
Anonymous
Anyone identified initial infection vector? 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anyone identified initial infection vector? 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Anyone identified initial infection vector? 2003-08-12
Chris S (2 replies)
That should be obvious to all these "IT" guys. 2003-08-13
You_people_are_KILLING_me (1 replies)
That should be obvious to all these "IT" guys. 2003-08-14
Anonymous
portable users 2003-08-14
Scott Miller <smiller (at) secureadmin (dot) ca [email concealed]>
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Mixed Results (Utah) 2003-08-12
Penguinisto
Open letter to Bill Gates........ 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Open letter to Bill Gates........ 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
Open letter to Bill Gates........ 2003-08-12
Anonymous (3 replies)
Open letter to Bill Gates........ 2003-08-12
Anonymous
Open letter to Bill Gates........ 2003-08-12
Anonymous (2 replies)
Open letter to Bill Gates........ 2003-08-13
Fortune_50_IT_Manager
Managing Your Security Profile 2003-08-13
Anonymous
Open letter to Bill Gates........ 2003-08-13
Anonymous
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AnonymousAdmin (1 replies)
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
Anonymous (2 replies)
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
Anonymous (1 replies)
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
A clueful IT guy in Canada (2 replies)
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
Fortune_50_IT_Manager
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
apsu_of_freshwater
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
AnonymousAdmin (1 replies)
What if the ratios were reversed? 2003-08-14
Fortune_50_IT_Manager
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-12
Anonymous
RPC DCOM Worm 2003-08-12
B
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net - RPC in final stages of installation 2003-08-13
Sunfire070
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
AnonymousAdmin
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
Scott Moreau <smoreau (at) secureadmin (dot) ca [email concealed]>
A what? 2003-08-13
Anonymous
National Security 2003-08-13
Duke Nukem
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
Anonymous
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
Anonymous
SVCHOST.EXE "crash" 2003-08-13
Anonymous
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
Anonymous
New Dell XP laptop was not installed with patch! 2003-08-13
Anti-Dell customer (1 replies)
New Dell XP laptop was not installed with patch! 2003-08-15
Some people, really!
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
Anonymous
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-13
Anonymous
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ButtCovered
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net 2003-08-14
Anonymous
RPC DCOM Worm - treat it as a vaccin 2003-08-14
ultravioletu
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net - but without any executeable 2003-08-14
Anonymous (Lost user) that needs opinion (1 replies)
RPC DCOM Worm Hits the Net - but without any executeable 2003-08-14
Anonymous
BIG Providers Decided to Turn Off Ports 2003-08-14
Scott Moulton
Through a firewall?? 2003-08-14
KyleTek
Anti-virus prevention is not segregated to patches 2003-08-15
Canada (1 replies)
Anti-virus prevention is not segregated to patches 2003-08-15
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