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Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before
From: k claffy <kc () caida org>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:33:23 -0800
On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 11:59:48AM -0500, Sean Donelan wrote: davidmoore certainly thought it was cute when he saw it last nite: david is impressed that deepsight was tracking the worm "hours before it began propagating". david says, "What, did the worm author call them up and tell them, "hey, I'm letting it go in an hour!"" host -N, cool trick about time someone overcame that inconvenient speed of light thing. tap tap k Wow, Symantec is making an amazing claim. They were able to detect the slammer worm "hours" before. Did anyone receive early alerts from Symantec about the SQL slammer worm hours earlier? Academics have estimated the worm spread world-wide, and reached its maximum scanning rate in less than 10 minutes. I assume Symantec has some data to back up their claim. http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/content.cfm?articleid=1985&EID=0 "For example, the DeepSight Threat Management System discovered the Slammer worm hours before it began rapidly propagating. Symantec's DeepSight Threat Management System then delivered timely alerts and procedures, enabling administrators to protect against the attack before their environment was compromised."
Current thread:
- Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before Sean Donelan (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before Stephen J. Wilcox (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before William Warren (Feb 13)
- RE: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before Al Rowland (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before Peter Salus (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before William Warren (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before k claffy (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before David Lesher (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before Mike Lloyd (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before Jack Bates (Feb 13)
- Bumps on the Net (was Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours") Sean Donelan (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before Martin Hannigan (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before Krzysztof Adamski (Feb 13)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before Etaoin Shrdlu (Feb 13)
- The minutes seem like hours (was Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before) Sean Donelan (Feb 14)
- Re: The minutes seem like hours (was Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before) Mike Lewinski (Feb 15)
- Re: The minutes seem like hours (was Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before) Peter Salus (Feb 15)
- The minutes seem like hours (was Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before) Sean Donelan (Feb 14)
- Re: Symantec detected Slammer worm "hours" before Stephen J. Wilcox (Feb 13)