Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Re: [MLUG] New Worms Seek And Destroy Code Red

[Mikhail Kovalenko <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Dev Null wrote:
> 
> For the record, any admin who cared to pay attention and keep his/her box
> maintained would not have been infected by Code Red.  MS was patching IIS
> security as early as March.  Code Red is only a fact of life because people
> are too lazy to keep their stuff up-to-date.  MS took care of Code Red
> before it became a serious issue, and admins could easily have prevented
> things from getting out of hand by actually maintaining their equipment.
> 
> Hence, if an admin took the time to maintain his stuff, there's a good
> chance he didn't get Code Red.  Infection is only regarded as inevitable by
> people too ignorant and/or lazy to apply the patch.
> 

Exactly what I meant.

:)
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