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Re: [Full-disclosure] No one else seeing the new MS05-039 worm yet?

Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] No one else seeing the new MS05-039 worm yet?
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:56:27 -0700 (PDT)
On Mon, 29 Aug 2005, Vic Vandal wrote:

I guess one can call it the Katrina worm until something better comes
along.
[...]
- Sticks a long line of hosts resolving to broadcast address in:
  C:\WINNT\System32\Drivers\etc in hosts file.

Do we still have huge smurf networks in the wild or has that pretty much
been resolved?  A well coordinated smurf from a bunch of hosts as feeding 
points could make a spectacular DoS.


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