"W32_SQLEXP_Worm_Propagation"?

[(Pete Cresswell)]

I've been getting 3-4 notifications per week from Norton's Personal Firewall to
the effect that somebody tried to get into my system to insert this thing....and
I don't even have cable or DSL - just dialup.

Anybody else getting this? Could Norton be a little oversensitive in this
area?

I've got SQL server running on another box that's networked into the firewall
box....
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PeteCresswell

[Erland Sommarskog]

(Pete Cresswell) (x@y.z) writes:

I've been getting 3-4 notifications per week from Norton's Personal
Firewall to the effect that somebody tried to get into my system to
insert this thing....and I don't even have cable or DSL - just dialup.

Anybody else getting this? Could Norton be a little oversensitive in
this area?

I've got SQL server running on another box that's networked into the
firewall box....

A quick search on Google indicates that this is the worm known as
SQL Slammer.

If you have service pack 3 installed, you can sleep well.
--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, so****@algonet.se

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