Code Red is a worm that exploits a security hole in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) to spread When it infects a server it starts to scan for other vulnerable servers and infects them During a certain period of time the worm only spreads, then it initiates a DenialofService (DoS) attack against www1whitehousegov and finallyComputer virus creates code red alert The Government and the FBI today joined forces in a final appeal to businesses to protect themselves as the clock ticked down on a computer virus CODE RED WORMS à is one of the top ten viruses, a very serious threats in our computer This virus attacked to the computers that run in the Microsoft's Internet Information System(IIS) it was the bad day on the Friday the 13 th in July of 01 that this virus come out in their computer The CODE RED WORM was first discovered and researched by eEye Digital
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