zotob - blocking tcp/445

Tue Aug 16 14:32:57 UTC 2005

The sky is falling, or never mind.  AV vendor press releases are always
amusing to read.

http://news.com.com/Zotob+worm+finds+its+path+limited/2100-7349_3-5833777.html?tag=nefd.top

   As of Monday morning on the West Coast, the original Zotob.A had
   infected about 50 computers worldwide, and the first variant, Zotob.B,
   had compromised about 1,000 systems, the antivirus software maker
   said.