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Article: Code Red worm continues to wreak havoc.(Technology Information)
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- Network World
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- August 13, 2001
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Perhaps the worst thing about the recent Code Red virus attacks isn't the damage it has caused but what it could still do.
Code Red and Code Red II exploit a hole in Microsoft's Internet Information Server(IIS) software that lets nefarious users commandeer a victim's machine. Last week the Code Red worm continued its destructive spread, not only finding its way into hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Web servers, but also affecting the performance of a broad range of Cisco equipment, including DSL routers within the Qwest Communications network.
In addition, cable Internet providers such as AOL Time Warner, AT&T, Cox Communications and Excite ...