SQL Slammer
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'''SQL Slammer'''{{efn|Other names include W32.SQLExp.Worm, DDOS.SQLP1434.A, the Sapphire Worm, SQL_HEL, W32/SQLSlammer and Helkern.{{cite web |url=http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2003-012502-3306-99 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110180054/http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2003-012502-3306-99 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2006 |title=Symantec W32.SQLExp.Worm}}}} is a 2003 [[computer worm]] that caused a [[denial of service]] on some [[Internet]] hosts and dramatically slowed general [[Internet traffic]]. It also crashed routers around the world, causing even more slowdowns. It spread rapidly, infecting most of its 75,000 victims within 10 minutes. |
'''SQL Slammer'''{{efn|Other names include W32.SQLExp.Worm, DDOS.SQLP1434.A, the Sapphire Worm, SQL_HEL, W32/SQLSlammer and Helkern.{{cite web |url=http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2003-012502-3306-99 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110180054/http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2003-012502-3306-99 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2006 |title=Symantec W32.SQLExp.Worm}}}} is a 2003 [[computer worm]] that caused a [[denial of service]] on some [[Internet]] hosts and dramatically slowed general [[Internet traffic]]. It also crashed routers around the world, causing even more slowdowns. It spread rapidly, infecting most of its 75,000 victims within 10 minutes. |
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