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Jason_Berresford
07-31-2001, 12:10 PM
Hello everyone,

I'm interested in hearing if anyone here has come across the redalert Virus at all, or has noticed any impact. I belieave it spreads again tonight.

slade
07-31-2001, 01:16 PM
AAAAHH! Virus!!!

(much running around like chicken with head cut off)

Thousands of sites infected!!! AAAHH!!!

(more running around like chicken with head cut off)

Infects unpatched NT servers!!!!

--- oh wait, we run linux... :idea:

(much laughing and told you so'ing ensues) :laugh: :laugh:

PS: is WHT being slow for anyone else, or is it just my dad d/l'ing mp3's?

microsol
07-31-2001, 01:51 PM
Originally posted by slade
PS: is WHT being slow for anyone else, or is it just my dad d/l'ing mp3's?

I also found that WHT is very slow today.

RackMy.com
07-31-2001, 02:44 PM
Even if you run *nix servers, it can affect you. One of the traits of this virus is that once a MS machine is affected, it scans a block or 1,000 new IPs looking for others to infect.

All this extra traffic means network congestion! :(