They're trying now.

Post #114,947 by admin 8/22/03 2:51:04 PM Reply	They're trying now. My reading is that F-Secure just cracked the encryption, and they're working with the 20 different providers to shut the machines down. There just isn't time to get them all, however. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #114,951 by inthane-chan 8/22/03 3:09:38 PM Reply	Best we can hope for... ...is that all those virii-laden machines simultaneously crash under the weight of all the Sobig.f infected machines... In that final hour, when each breath is a struggle to take, and you are looking back over your life's accomplishments, which memories would you treasure? The empires you built, or the joy you spread to others? Therin lies the true measure of a man.
Post #114,954 by folkert 8/22/03 3:17:05 PM Reply	If they did it right... the machine are prolly VERY VERY well endowed. And are on specifically selected Networks with "pipes out the wazoo" And since it appears to be a SMALL meesage request and reply, shouldn;t be to bad. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey*<
Post #114,960 by inthane-chan 8/22/03 4:04:17 PM Reply	Looks like they didn't. [link\|http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/sobig_f.shtml\|http://www.f-secure....scs/sobig_f.shtml] Update on 19:00 UTC When deadline for the attack was passed, one machine was still (somewhat) up. However, immediately after the deadline, this machine (located in the USA) was totally swamped under network traffic. We've tried connecting to it, just like the virus does. We do this from three different sensors from three different machines in three different countries. We haven't been able to connect to it once. If we can't connect, neither can the viruses. So the attack failed. Whoa. We'll keep monitoring until 22:00 UTC. If we're not able to connect once, we can safely say that the attack was prevented. Update on 19:50 UTC Still not a single connection from any of our sensors to any of the servers. In that final hour, when each breath is a struggle to take, and you are looking back over your life's accomplishments, which memories would you treasure? The empires you built, or the joy you spread to others? Therin lies the true measure of a man.

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