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Kaspersky Lab: Worm.SQL.Helkern (aka SQLSlammer)
RAV: Win32/SQLSlammer.worm
BitDefender: Win32.Worm.SQLExp.Slammer.A
McAfee: W32/SQLSlammer.worm
F-Secure: Sapphire Worm
Norman: W32/SQLSlammer.A
NOD32: Worm Win32/SQL.Slammer
Symantec: W32.SQLExp.Worm
Trend Micro: WORM_SQLP1434.A
Press Release: New Code Red-Like Hacking Tool to "Slam" SQL Servers
Press Release: New Worm Slams The Internet - Hard
Press Release: Panda Software alerts on W32/SQLSlammer
Press Release: Panda: The First and Only Antivirus Developer to Integrate Protection Against SQLSlammer Type Worms
Removal tool: BitDefender Anti Slammer SQL Worm
Removal tool: Symantec W32.SQLExp.Worm Removal Tool
Article: Helkern - The Beginning of End As Anti-virus Experts Have Long Warned
Article: Slammer (Helkern) Worm Epidemic - Events Chronology
Article: Lack of Visible Symptoms Increases the Danger of SQLSlammer
Article: System administrators blame each other for spread of Slammer internet worm, Sophos poll reveals

News reports on the MS SQL worm
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Hacking charge stations for electric cars
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