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Actually, Rocky, it was 12,000 Windows machines
but the vulnerability was in ISS' BlackIce and RealSecure products, not in Windows itself.

Try this link to the same story:

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/virus/story/0,10801,91528,00.html

Sometimes ZDNet AFU's the links by line-wrapping them.
Posted by: Hugh Jass   Posted on: 04/19/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Linux is just not used enough  rkarlberg | 04/19/05
Linux won't execute it  davidr69 | 04/19/05
Yea, what he said.. (NT)  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/19/05
Actually, no, you are wrong  NonZealot | 04/19/05
User space damage?  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
Respectfully, you should do some research on Linux, first.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/19/05
Executable ... not necessarily  davidr69 | 04/19/05
Common Sense!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
not quite so fast there, rocky  MTMacPhee | 04/19/05
Unfortunately NO I didn't!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
Actually, Rocky, it was 12,000 Windows machines  Hugh Jass | 04/19/05
Thanks Hugh!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
Sorry, but your point is rather...pointless.  toadlife | 04/20/05
El Worngo  Real World | 04/20/05
*Take 2* annnnnnnnnd...  Real World | 04/20/05
Sometimes, I wonder...  marty153 | 04/19/05
Re: Sometimes, I wonder...  richdave | 04/19/05
I've played  rocky1 | 04/20/05
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Funny you should mention that!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
Norton and Av stuff....  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
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Not sure which is more annoying  melbs | 04/19/05
Hear, hear!  neniavayu@... | 04/19/05
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What we'd be missing...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/19/05
Incorrect....  cbiltcliffe@... | 04/19/05
Bull ...  PMC-CON | 04/19/05
Winsock. Cheap TCP/IP Stack. Best Browser ...  PMC-CON | 04/19/05
re: not so sure  hobo3121 | 04/20/05
Thank You  rsouza@... | 04/19/05
And, the crowd goes wild!!  rocky1 | 04/19/05
I'm sorry, but I must disagree...  MTMacPhee | 04/19/05
MT are you following me?  rocky1 | 04/19/05
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Really?  rocky1 | 04/19/05
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Wonder about a system.....  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
Sorry All....  GTO_Patrick | 04/19/05
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The war...  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
Sober Worm  Stanbbb@... | 04/19/05
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Unix Type systems different from MS  Traveler545220 | 04/19/05
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too true, but...  sjburden | 04/19/05
XP lock-down?  sbarringer@... | 04/20/05
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