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Worm.sobig.f Attacks Internet

Worm.sobig.f Attacks Internet

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Posted 22 August 2003 - 11:17 AM

2 Minutes ago, the Sobig.F worm that has infected 10's of thousands of computers is supposed to 'call home' to 20 computers around the world. Experts say only a few of the 20 were found and shut down. The amount of traffic expected to be generated by this worm is enough to shut down or atleast bring the internet to a crawl.

Our server (DreamStudios) has blocked over 3000 instances of this virus in the past 3 days. Right this second it is blocking an average of 5 every minute. Many corporate networks have already been effected by the shear amount of email flying around.

Have you noticed anything? Been infected? Post news articles here!
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Posted 22 August 2003 - 11:35 AM

http://www.msnbc.com...sp?0cl=cR&cp1=1
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Re: Worm.sobig.f Attacks Internet

Posted 22 August 2003 - 10:06 PM

yeah i was at my grandmas when it hit , it was all over the radio , havent noticed anything though
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