[Am-info] Windows XP and CodeRed/Nimda

[Geoffrey]

Simon Cooke wrote:
> 
> madodel@ptdprolog.net wrote:
> > My cable ISP solved the problem by turning off incoming server ports.
> > Thanks to the windoze schmucks, I can no longer access my web server.
> >
> > Mark
> 
> Uh, Mark.. .you do realize that cable ISPs do NOT allow you under ANY
> circumstances to run servers on your home system?

Uh, you've talked to ALL of them?  I doubt you can justify that blanket
statement.

> 
> It's a violation of your customer service agreement. And it's also to make
> sure that you don't flood the back channel on the service, because it's only
> really designed to provide good quality downloads - not uploads.
> 
> Also, did you know that there is a buffer overflow in Mozilla that could be
> used to do the exact same thing that Nimda does? Or at the very least,
> something along the lines of I LOVE YOU?

Gee, let's try and push the virus focus elsewhere.  What a pathetic
effort.

> 
> Tsk. People should really check for that kind of stuff.

Tsk, talk about the pot calling the kettle black...

> 
> Simon
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