2003 'Worst Year Ever' for Viruses - On Bugbear, on Blaster, on Sobig, on Slammer

2003 'Worst Year Ever' for Viruses
On Bugbear, on Blaster, on Sobig, on Slammer
(old news - 03:20PM Thursday Dec 25 2003)
tags: security

2003 was the "worst year ever" for viruses and worms according to security analysts. Worms caused billions in damage throughout the year, and their subsequent variants often crippled everything from ATM machines to anti-spam websites. Slammer showed up in January, followed by Bugbear in June. Blaster and Sobig then spread like wildfire in the summer months, and variants of those viruses have been circulating since. "This has been the worst ever," says one analyst to Internet News. "Without a doubt, malicious code came to a massive head in 2003... we saw a huge impact of malicious code on infrastructure. We had seen worms cause some disruption before, but mostly they'd been an annoyance. Now infrastructure is being impacted." A senior analyst at Sophos calls 2003 "the busiest one on record for us."

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fartness Computersoc Dot Com Premium join:2003-03-25 Look Outside clubs: 1 edit	Awww Ha and I didn't get a single one of them! -- »www.computersOC.com - User reviews of computer hardware - Computer forums - Adelphia forum - P2P politics - more...
	permalink · 2003-12-25 14:33:18 ·

forddude1416 Mst3k Rules Premium join:2003-09-16 South Holland, IL clubs:	Re: Awww I got one, courtesy of Best Buy. Seriously, I brought in my laptop for repair and found the msblaster virus on it. Go figure.
	permalink · 2003-12-25 14:38:19 ·

Maggs Premium join:2002-11-29 Woodside, NY	Re: Awww Maybe they wanted to milk you for more money to repair the thing. -- Welcome Home Rob. Get Well Soon
	permalink · 2003-12-25 14:45:16 ·

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said by forddude1416 :
I got one, courtesy of Best Buy. Seriously, I brought in my laptop for repair and found the msblaster virus on it. Go figure.

I would not be suprised if they put it on there, intentionally. Best buy is a rip off.

The only thing I buy from there now are blank CD's and DVD's.

They probably wanted to pay you $50 for their anti-virus removal.
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permalink · 2003-12-25 21:29:07 · Print ·

JRBlood Premium join:1999-12-28 Syracuse, NY clubs:	They probably hooked it up to the bench's LAN and another system that was infected hit your system since both were not patched.
	permalink · 2003-12-25 21:41:40 ·

guhuna R.I.P Mike Premium join:2001-03-31 Birds Landing, CA ·Covad Communications ·SONIC.NET ·PAXIO ·Pacific Bell - SBC	said by fartness : Ha and I didn't get a single one of them! ditto helps being behind a router. -- How do you want to die?? "If I were to die I would want to pop 6 E pills and light my self on fire" Jacob Pastega.
	permalink · 2003-12-25 14:49:38 ·

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Routers and a Good AV will save ya from heart ache and pain. o common sense will help to

lol.
just a note for those who were infected couple of tips

1) Don't open mail with an attachment unless you are expecting it

2) Don't open spam

3) Turn the preview pane off in email program

4) Keep your av up to date

5) For the love of all that is good don't open any .scr file you got from an email

6) Oh yeah ( and yes i had a cus who did this ) Don't boot to a dos and type in format and hit enter twice.

follow these simple steps and you will live virus free!

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permalink · 2003-12-25 15:11:17 · Print ·

UnKown The Underground Network join:2002-09-08 Orlando, FL ·Earthlink Cable Mo.. ·Sprint Mobile Broa.. ·RoadRunner Cable	Re: Awww unfortunately i cant afford a router and i dont like anti viruses. and lucky me i never got a virus all year. i run my av every year . prolly cause i disabled netbios but shh dont let any1 else know that little secret.
	permalink · 2003-12-25 19:19:05 ·

tehfox0r Rawwwwrrr Premium join:2002-06-07 Lexington, KY clubs:	said by Rejected One : ...6) Oh yeah ( and yes i had a cus who did this ) Don't boot to a dos and type in format and hit enter twice. actually, if you did this once a day, i think that would keep you pretty virus free. -- /sarcasm
	permalink · 2003-12-25 23:53:36 ·

MrTangent join:2001-12-28 Earth	Poor Windows users... You guys get all the "fun". hugs BSD and Mac OS X box Merry Christmas, just imagine all the "goodies" that are in store for you guys next year! :P -- "War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength."
	permalink · 2003-12-25 15:27:22 ·

batmanst join:2003-12-23 Beverly Hills, CA	Re: Poor Windows users... fvcking email, that's where i get all the viruses!!! spammed me and junk crap like that.
	permalink · 2003-12-25 18:13:36 ·

dvd536 as Mr. Pink as they come Premium join:2001-04-27 Phoenix, AZ	said by MrTangent : You guys get all the "fun". hugs BSD and Mac OS X box Merry Christmas, just imagine all the "goodies" that are in store for you guys next year! /me looks at the size of the selection of the mac software in the average computer superstore * - hmmmmm guess size isnt everything -- You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much Bandwidth
	permalink · 2003-12-25 18:49:44 · Print ·

MrTangent join:2001-12-28 Earth	Re: Poor Windows users... said by dvd536 : /me looks at the size of the selection of the mac software in the average computer superstore * - hmmmmm guess size isnt everything Touché! Merry Christmas everyone, including you Windows users. + 4 for IRC "/me" response too. -- "War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength."
	permalink · 2003-12-26 01:33:18 · Print ·

Kevin83165 join:2002-03-31 Herrin, IL	RE poor Windows users Poor Windows users,,,correct. They actually pay for that O/S heh.
	permalink · 2003-12-25 18:26:03 ·

devrandom I got a pot, full of random stuff here Premium join:2003-06-28	It shall only get worse Next year, we will probably be setting another record. As technology evolves and people find challenges in the system, we will start to see more of these things. Its inevitable, to put it in a Smith kinda way.
	permalink · 2003-12-25 19:21:17 ·

CPM join:2001-08-24 Miami, FL	Dumb Asses All you need is a router and Spam Assassin and a good AV. And you are safe.
	permalink · 2003-12-25 20:22:13 ·

pranky join:2001-04-17 Astoria, NY clubs:	Re: Dumb Asses said by CPM : All you need is a router and Spam Assassin and a good AV. And you are safe. your missing the most important thing....common sense -- "All these thoughts they make no sense, I find bliss in ignorance" Like Porn? Try Seti
	permalink · 2003-12-25 20:52:47 ·

CPM join:2001-08-24 Miami, FL	Re: Dumb Asses Well that should be a given.
	permalink · 2003-12-25 22:25:59 ·

master1000 join:2001-02-22 Fort Pierre, SD	just wait! Just wait till Longhorn comes out wonder what eastereggs microsoft will leave open
	permalink · 2003-12-26 01:38:47 ·

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A newer, safer, tighter, hacker RESISTANT OS

Well there are 2 OSes coming up in the near future with the promise to help lower Virus/worm/trojan/etc. attacks.

First off the most well known, MS is coming out with a new technology they're hoping will be more hacker resistant. From what I have read it will help, but still has bugs. It will at least stop script kiddies from having a hay day with you. Basically updating the built in firewall to be more like ZoneAlarm, allowing incoming and outgoing packet control, including ports and protocol. The neatest thing I read, was the "smart OS" technology, where if a program was created using "x" serial/digital signature and such of a software, that only that one could open or modify it. Also disabling most stupid protocols for standard users such as NETBIOS, file and printer sharing, remote desktop, and other features that came on by DEFAULT!

Then you have an OS that has potential, how good it will turn out is another story. I don't know how many are following the STI (Sony, Toshiba, and IBM) Cell, but it has a very complex architecture, similar to their multiple processor supercomputer (don't remember the name, Big Blue?, the one that beat the world chess champion). Anyway they have decided to go in on a joint venture to create a 64 bit OS to handle this processor, writing it from the ground up. Probably ending up like a *nix OS, could be another option in the near future.
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permalink · 2003-12-26 10:08:05 · Print ·

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Good Security Habits and 64-bit Future

Yeah, turning netbios helps a little, but still being behind a router with firewall built in, firewall software (ie. ZoneAlarm) and a good AntiVirus software will get you a pretty solid protection. How would anyone know if they have a virus run around your system silently and/or a worm until your harddrive crashes and/or come to a abrupt stop. It also helps to have good security habits like everyone else says, do not open e-mail you do not know, scan files that you download, etc. If you have a wireless network, disable SSID, and use 128-bit encryption (WEP,etc.). With AMD 64 out, 64 bit will have better security encryption when the software and/or service pack enables it. So for the folk that think longhorn will have more cracks than XP with problems like buffer-under-run are in for a special treat, because it will not run. I think Microsoft learned a valuable lesson and will make a better OS in the future, only problem is their business ethics. With all the war drivers out there, stop what your doing and use your own network to do good or evil and don't suck others in with you no matter how unknowledgable they are about security and networking. It just good manners to respect peoples property and that includes there networks and internet connection.

permalink · 2003-12-27 08:49:46 · Print ·

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Poor Windows users...

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It shall only get worse

Dumb Asses

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just wait!

A newer, safer, tighter, hacker RESISTANT OS

Good Security Habits and 64-bit Future