Re: Code Red Worm

[Chuck Lewis <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

And something as simple as changing the switching the address the worm was
pointed at !
Plus there were problems in the code so it could have been a lot worse (i.e. not
just hammering that site but clogging bandwidth in general).

Chuck

jpcarr@tredegar.com wrote:

> Hey,   Love that MS
>
> Here's something making the news
>
> John Carr
> -------------------------------
> http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleId=28382
>
> Worm Aims To Attack White House Site
>
> The ultimate purpose of a recently identified worm that targets Microsoft
> Web-server software is to launch a denial-of-service attack against the
> White House Web site Thursday evening, security experts say. But the effect
> on the Internet could be more widespread, they say.
>
> About 100,000 Web servers have been infected with the "Code Red" worm,
> which programmed them to attack whitehouse.gov with a flood of data by 5
> p.m. Thursday, according to eEye Digital Security, based here.
>
> <SNIP>
>
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