I know this has been brought up many times about the SQLserver, but i thought you might like an up-to-date news report:

TRAFFIC on parts of the internet slowed dramatically, the apparent effects of a fast-spreading, virus-like infection interfering with Web browsing and delivery of email.
Experts said the latest electronic attack bore remarkable similarities to "Code Red" virus during the summer of 2001 which also ground traffic to a halt on much of the Internet.
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