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technobard · 01-29-2003, 01:03 PM

Is it just me or am I missing something. Some script starts scanning the 'net looking for port 1433 (default SQL Server port). If it finds it, it tries to connect based on an empty default password. Then it proceeds to reek havoc. Why are all these servers out there with SQL Server exposed to the internet? There is never any reason to have direct access to a database over the internet. Never any good reason anyway.

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technobard Centurion Nova Prime Join Date: May 2002 Location: Oak Park, IL (USA) Posts: 287	SQL Server Worm -- Is It Just Me.... Is it just me or am I missing something. Some script starts scanning the 'net looking for port 1433 (default SQL Server port). If it finds it, it tries to connect based on an empty default password. Then it proceeds to reek havoc. Why are all these servers out there with SQL Server exposed to the internet? There is never any reason to have direct access to a database over the internet. Never any good reason anyway.