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O.P. Roll Eyes  Forum downtime...
The forums have been down nearly all day due to the internet worm/virus attack that started early today... click the link below for more details...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/01/25/internet.attack/index.html

[Edit by Network Administrator: Kasper]
The attack was not directed at this server.
However it was down because it sits on a network of servers that were directly affected by the attack and as a result, indirectly affected this server.
At no time was the data or integrity of this server at risk or compromised.



This post was edited on 03-18-2003 at 05:45 PM by Johnny_Mac.
01-26-2003 04:03 AM
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RE: Forum downtime...
What database u use for the forum ??

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01-26-2003 04:10 AM
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O.P. RE: Forum downtime...
We use MySQL, not Microsoft's SQL Server (the target of the attack)...

The virus affected the whole internet, not just SQL servers. When the worm was spreading, it used tons of bandwidth and took down servers and networks...

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01-26-2003 04:12 AM
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RE: Forum downtime...
DDoS Attack....
But I wonder why don't Micro$oft themselves install Service Pack for their Servers?
01-26-2003 04:59 AM
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DDoS Attack....
But I wonder why don't Micro$oft themselves install Service Pack for their Servers?

Microsoft has already released a patch for this flaw a long time ago, but many system administrators obviously haven't updated their software as they should have.
Let's hope this doesn't ever happen again.
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01-26-2003 08:49 PM
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RE: Forum downtime...
Well, the problem is that many are having difficulties updating because of the virus. After all, you have to download that as well, and the virus is causing many people a good deal of trouble with their bandwidth. It might take a while updating all the systems when you're having problems getting a signal through on the internet at all. Not to mention if your connection times out every few minutes.
01-26-2003 09:16 PM
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RE: Forum downtime...
I give a (y) to the web team for getting this site back up so fast!  Lots of sites are still down.  Good job guys.  :D
01-26-2003 09:42 PM
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Yeah, indeed :) Good job :)
01-26-2003 10:20 PM
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RE: Forum downtime...
Stupid worms, and those administrators should be more aware of the vulnerabilities of their systems...
No problems here (with internet) just the down-time of your server :undecided:
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01-26-2003 10:22 PM
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RE: Forum downtime...
Well seems MySQL is better(higher security and free)
Well anyhow,indeed it's great for us to be able to back to the forum.
01-27-2003 01:11 AM
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