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Article: Code Red victims fall prey to part `II'.(B)(Business)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 7, 2001
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Byline: William Glanz
A new worm spread yesterday to computers through the same hole in Microsoft Corp.'s software that hackers exploited last week using Code Red.
The worm - named Code Red II by security specialists - has little in common with its namesake, except that it attacks the same systems Code Red did and can be stopped by the same software patch. The fast-spreading Code Red II infected an estimated 150,000 computers yesterday, though security specialists said it was difficult to know just how many systems fell victim to the new attack. More important, Code Red II left computers open to subsequent attacks from other intruders.
"This ...