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Matthew writes: Microsoft’s first use of Klez technology as a proactive security patching mechanism was unveiled Saturday to patch an SQL Server vulnerability. Relabeled “Slammer” for the test, the antivirus promptly brought down major portions of the Internet as it quickly spread to every unpatched MS-SQL server connected to the Internet, causing major disruptions in service for clients, and forcing the mandatory reboot of every SQL server in the world.

According to a Microsoft spokesman, the first use of Klez as a patching tool was a tremendous success, patching a major vulnerability throughout the Internet in just a four-hour period, and causing only minor economic harm to most nations. The only exception was South Korea, which had to be rebooted in its entirety.