Re: Would a firewall prevent Sasser worm?
From: Lars M. Hansen (badnews_at_hansenonline.net)
Date: 05/04/04
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Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 06:27:17 -0400
On Tue, 04 May 2004 08:33:32 GMT, Piotr Makley spoketh
>If I had a firewall would that prevent the Sasser worm infecting my
>PC?
>
>I mean, if another infected system cannot see my ports because they
>are stealthed then presumably Sasser could not infect me?
Yes, any firewall that blocks incoming port 445 will prevent infection
by the Sasser worm.
Lars M. Hansen
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