473:. In particular, the worm does not spread in Windows Server 2003 because Windows Server 2003 was compiled with the /GS switch, which detected the buffer overflow and shut the RPCSS process down. When infection occurs, the buffer overflow causes the RPC service to crash, leading Windows to display the following message and then automatically reboot, usually after 60 seconds.
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342:May 28, 2003: Microsoft releases a
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871:"Buffer Overflow in Microsoft RPC"
753:"The Lifecycle of a Vulnerability"
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299:I just want to say LOVE YOU SAN!!
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806:"The Welchia Worm"
725:"W32.Blaster.Worm"
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1360:(2003–2006)
978:. InfoWorld
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500:Sasser worm
94:Trend Micro
2021:Categories
1698:discovered
1685:darksun.ws
1680:unkn0wn.eu
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1459:WebcamGate
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533:References
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1997:Koobface
1976:Mariposa
1924:Stration
1919:Clickbot
1883:PGPCoder
1831:Graybird
1769:Code Red
1743:ILOVEYOU
1717:sslstrip
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2002:Waledac
1909:Rustock
1836:Blaster
1816:Welchia
1748:Pikachu
1728:Malware
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218:MSBlast
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206:Blaster
167:Authors
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32:Blaster
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1795:Simile
1719:(2009)
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1608:Cyxymu
1603:Coolio
1572:SilenZ
1474:Groups
1083:McAfee
351:used.)
317:, the
248:prison
210:Lovsan
159:Origin
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44:Sophos
1940:Storm
1852:Bagle
1826:Gruel
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1562:AKill
1509:0x1fe
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