The worm, known as "SQL Slammer", is thought to have surfaced in Asia on Saturday morning. By Sunday, an estimated 250,000 computers had been infected worldwide, according to the US anti-virus company McAfee.
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"Slammer" worm chokes the internet
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Started by Althalus , Jan 28 2003 07:31 PM
Started by Althalus , Jan 28 2003 07:31 PM
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Posted 28 January 2003 - 07:31 PM
A highly contagious computer worm infected over a quarter of a million computers over the weekend, choking many internet and telecommunications networks as it spread.
The worm, known as "SQL Slammer", is thought to have surfaced in Asia on Saturday morning. By Sunday, an estimated 250,000 computers had been infected worldwide, according to the US anti-virus company McAfee.
View: Full Article | Source: Yahoo News
The worm, known as "SQL Slammer", is thought to have surfaced in Asia on Saturday morning. By Sunday, an estimated 250,000 computers had been infected worldwide, according to the US anti-virus company McAfee.
View: Full Article | Source: Yahoo News
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