The exploitation of this vulnerability could have been completely avoided if all system administrators applied a patch in August of 2000. However, they did not, and due to this, many web servers were attacked using this vulnerability. Defacements were not the primary problem here though. Malicious script writers, those who create Trojans and Virus, took this exploit, used primarily for defacing at the time, and created perhaps the worst worm in the internet history, NIMDA. This is why I have chosen to write a comprehensive practical on the entire vulnerability with some of its history outlined. As well as steps to take to protect yourself from this vulnerability. If all System Administrators would have taken these steps back in August 2000, perhaps the Code Red, Nimda and other programs, worms and Trojans would never have been created.
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