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Win32/Slammer
Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Aliases: Worm:Win32/SQLSlammer (Microsoft) Win32/SQLSlammer.worm (other) SQL/SQLSlammer.A (other) Worm:Win32/SQLSlammer.remnants (other) PERL_SQLP1434.A (Trend Micro)
Summary
Slammer is a memory resident worm that spreads via a vulnerability present in computers running either MSDE 2000 or SQL Server that have not applied Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-039.
To prevent infection by this worm, update using the latest available service packs and security updates for the following products:
Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0
Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) 2000
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Microsoft SQL Server 2000
SQL Server 2000 Security Tools
Visit this link for more information on tools used to update SQL Server 2000:
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