Sasser
RSS SasserWorms Attack - Fight Back
White Paper From Nimda to Sasser to MyDoom, worms have been a constant threat to networks over the past year. With new variants and new worms being created daily, protecting your network can be a daunting undertaking. [03 Jul 2008]
White Paper: Solutions to the Virus Threat on Mobile Networks
White Paper For the moment, most virus traffic on mobile networks is still from GPRS Windows laptops, such as the established Blaster, Sasser or Slammer worms. As the line between laptops, palmtops and mobile phones becomes blurred, viruses in mobile networks... [03 Jul 2008]
GIAC Incident Handling and Hacker Exploit Practical Version: 3
White Paper The release of the exploit itself was notable; however it's inclusion into the SASSER Worm the following day, created a near 0-day exploit/worm condition. The prevalence of the Microsoft Local Security Authority Service (LSASS) Vulnerability in the... [03 Jul 2008]
Handle New Unknown Threats Before They Impact Your System: Panda Software’s TruPrevent Technology
White Paper MSBlaster, Sasser, SQL Slammer. All names that you’d rather forget. These were examples of very fast-moving internet borne threats against which there was little defense. The problem is that conventional defenses are reactive and only handle known... [03 Jul 2008]
"Sasser", "Blaster" and "MyDoom": Why Your Network and AV Providers Can't Stop Them
White Paper "Virtual Patch" is a process by which protection agents can be configured to provide an immediate defense against catastrophic risks prior to the availability of a vendor-released patch or upgrade. The "Virtual Patch" process protects systems... [10 Apr 2008]
TechNet Webcast: Technical Update on the Sasser Worm - Level 200
White Paper The Sasser worm (W32.Sasser.A and its variants) is currently circulating on the Internet. The presenter of this webcast discusses the latest technical details, steps to remove the infection, and how to protect the system environment. [28 Mar 2008]
Mitigating Sasser, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) and Day-Zero Attacks: The Cisco Threat Defense System
White Paper Join Manager of Product Marketing, Scott Pope as he discusses how to better address today's security challenges, including security threats like DDoS and Day-Zero attacks, security costs, and risk management, with the Cisco Threat Defense System. [13 Dec 2007]
Reduce IT Risk with Intelligent Security Patch Management
White Paper Virus attacks like Sasser, Blaster and MyDoom have put an uncomfortable spotlight on the vulnerability of enterprise IT infrastructures. Chances are, if you're like most IT professionals, the pressure is on to maximize security of your IT... [13 Dec 2007]
CIO Jury: Viruses still a major security threat
News While the days of the mass-mailer worm like Sasser may be over, the virus and Trojan Horse threats are becoming more intelligent and subtle, according to Ian Auger, head of IT and communications at ITN. [25 Jan 2007]
Warning over 'Storm Worm' email
News The worm is already close to being as large as the bigger ones of 2006, Hypponen said, though it's still smaller than Sasser and Slammer. Malware that's been dubbed the "Storm Worm" is baiting people with timely information about the recent bad... [19 Jan 2007]
Preemptive Security: Changing the Rules
White Paper In the case of Zotob (a vicious Internet worm), as with earlier catastrophic attacks such as Sasser, Blaster and Slammer, Internet Security Systems (ISS) was the only security organization that had an effective defense fully developed and in place... [07 Sep 2006]
Hardening Worldwide Network Security While Cooling TCO With Symantec
White Paper Threats like the Sasser worm, which brought down the network of a prominent Pyrotek customer, have been arrested; and Pyrotek is achieving overall annual savings of $184,500 through streamlined security administration, simplified server and... [29 Aug 2006]
HP to hack its customers
News We could do as little as pop up a window saying 'this machine is vulnerable to Sasser' but we can escalate the mitigation if necessary to take the system completely offline. HP is to launch a penetration-testing service for businesses in October... [05 Jul 2006]
Yahoo! 'virus writer' claims he just wants a job
News However, it is an approach which has proven successful in the past when Sven Jaschan, who wrote the Sasser virus, landed a job with German security company SecurePoint on the back of his notoriety. silicon.com has been contacted by an individual... [16 Jun 2006]
Virus Mitigation Techniques: After the Virus Is Inside - Part 2 - Level 200
White Paper Specific real-world examples of mitigation techniques against Code Red, Nimbda, SQL Slammer, and Sasser will be discussed in this webcast, as well as potential remediation and mitigation techniques that could have been used to limit the spread or... [16 Jun 2006]
