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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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You were warned and chose not to act. 2003-08-13
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This vulnerability was even reported on CNN, Technet, SF, CNET, MSNBC and a MILLION other media outlets BEFORE the exploit/worm was active. Do you all live in a box? Espically the IT people crying on this forum, YOU WERE WARNED and chose not to act.

Removal of the worm is actually quite simple, s...

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