To: csr@list.gatech.edu, snag@housing1.stucen.gatech.edu,
information-technology@oit.gatech.edu
From: Ray Spalding
Date: Tue,  3 Mar 1998 09:34:11 -0500
Subject: Windows Denial of Service Attacks

Many people have reported that Microsoft Windows machines (both 95 and NT)
crashed Monday evening around 10:45 PM.  This appears to have been a
widespread attack via the Internet -- many other sites in the USA (at
least) were similarly attacked.

The solution seems to be that available patches must be applied to your
systems.

Microsoft has analyzed the attacks and says that systems that have all
current security patches applied are not vulnerable.  Jimmy Lehmkuhl
(OIT/O&E) has posted the most recent patch (that appears to address this
specific attack) to the CSR mailing list and to his web site.

Details are at:
 http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/netdos.asp
 http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/newtear2.asp