ShadowWind opened this issue on Sep 18, 2001 ยท 8 posts
ShadowWind posted Tue, 18 September 2001 at 4:57 PM
I don't know if this is the proper place to put this, but there is a virus called Nimda that is causing net slowdowns by flooding requests to port 80 (check www.cert.org for details). This is at the same time as a readme.exe file is being circulated that is supposedly related to this. The virus can effect PC's and Microsoft Servers, but can also cripple other servers by scanning and running up processes. We've been seriously hit at our work all afternoon by these requests (even though our Solaris can't get the actual virus).
rcook posted Tue, 18 September 2001 at 5:01 PM
My hardware firewall here at home is getting hit about every 2 minutes by web requests. Come'on people, shields up! Quit getting infected and slowing things down for the rest of us! ;)
wyrwulf posted Tue, 18 September 2001 at 5:12 PM
I agree. My modem lights are flashing like a christmas tree today.
ClintH posted Tue, 18 September 2001 at 5:15 PM
My firewall is also getting slammed on port 80 about every 2 minutes. Really screws up my Quake III playing .. ;) Clint
Clint Hawkins
MarketPlace Manager/Copyright Agent
All my life I've been over the top ... I don't know what I'm doing
... All I know is I don't wana stop!
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Axe555 posted Tue, 18 September 2001 at 6:05 PM
Kinda makes you wonder. Does the genious that wrote this one surf the net at all? Sort of like shooting yourself in the foot. Rich
Poppi posted Tue, 18 September 2001 at 7:10 PM
Well, I know that the terrorists that were here in america did surf the net. what is very weird is, they used the public library to do it. the fbi has been at our hollywood library for the last 3 days. they now have all the records for the users. i have 3 books that i forgot to take back. shees...hope they don't flag my name or anything. one of the things that the cell people supposedly were adamant about in any place that they rented was having a phone line for their computers. as horrific as the service is in this area, i am amazed that they stayed connected long enough to plan anything....okay...i'm joking, now. i must be feeling a little more normal.
ClintH posted Tue, 18 September 2001 at 7:27 PM
I've heard that the virus originated in China. Hmmm.. ;) Clint
Clint Hawkins
MarketPlace Manager/Copyright Agent
All my life I've been over the top ... I don't know what I'm doing
... All I know is I don't wana stop!
(Zakk Wylde (2007))
RadArt posted Fri, 21 September 2001 at 4:15 AM
Wow.....on all counts.....and poppi...your still not normal...your not pop..pop...popping yet...