New Windows Worm-Attack Most Severe in Recent Times

Mussels · Jan 18, 2009

woozers said:
how come there is an update for wxp sp2 but isn't for sp3?

SP3 probably includes the fix anyway. same reason why 7 doesnt have a fix.

1c3d0g · Jan 18, 2009

GRC has the most secure random password generator I've ever seen:

https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

I use it regularly to generate strong passwords whenever I secure a home router for someone...it has never let me down.

beesagtig · Jan 18, 2009

mlee49 said:
Yeah most virus' run massive barrages of attempts to hack a password, but a 10 digit number has millions of variants that would take an abnormally long time to crack. Even if you knew the 10 numbers it would take a crazy long time.

10 numbers you dont know is 10^9=100,0000,000. on my computer this would take about an hour to work out

If you knew the numbers in it that would be more like 10X9X9=810 which would take a matter of seconds to calculate. (not sure if this is one is right, fairly certain not 100%. been on holiday too long for math

)

So either way not too hard to get, just sit outside your house with a laptop and im into your network

DaveK · Jan 18, 2009

I rarerly get worms and other junk but it's been a while since I last ran some scans, better run some just incase.

z1tu · Jan 18, 2009

it would be nice if routers had a failsafe like ATM's that if you enter the password 3 times incorrect it would block the user from trying again and would need a backup password to unblock it

Mussels · Jan 18, 2009

z1tu said:
it would be nice if routers had a failsafe like ATM's that if you enter the password 3 times incorrect it would block the user from trying again and would need a backup password to unblock it

and then 90% of all PC users would lock themselves out of their routers the first time they tried to access it. an optional feature of that design would be just dandy.

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New Windows Worm-Attack Most Severe in Recent Times

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