Code Red

This crafty piece of code which exploited a hole which should never have been allowed to exist proved once again that the Internet is the best venue imaginable for real life performance art.

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Welcome to My Tarpit August 28, 2001 5:02 PM UTC
Tired of all the Code Red and script kiddie traffic, the very savvy Hackbusters create the ultimate fun and revenge - and deterrent - tool. A first of its kind.

Son of Code Red Still a Bachelor August 10, 2001 10:32 PM UTC
The poor lonely worm succeeding his daddy is still forlorn.

Bride of Code Red! August 10, 2001 1:10 PM UTC
Son of Code Red will wed in an IIS chapel sponsored by William H Gates III.

Please Erase Your Hard Disk as a Precaution August 9, 2001 2:14 PM UTC
Your box may not have Code Red, but you should reformat anyway, say SANS, giving Rob Rosenberger the field day he's longed for.

The Code Red Hype Hall of Shame August 9, 2001 12:25 PM UTC
Lemme tell ya 'bout the snakes, the fakes, the lies, the highs...

Code Red II Wends Its Way August 6, 2001 1:54 PM UTC
A nasty spinoff of the Code Red worm begins to wiggle across the Internet.

New Worm Infects the Net August 6, 2001 8:52 AM UTC
It works faster and better but won't dog wires like its daddy did.

Son of Code Red August 6, 2001 6:19 AM UTC
A new IIS worm similar to the dreaded Code Red worm emerges over the weekend.

Code Red II Ausust 5, 2001 1:00 AM UTC
He's back - and he wants revenge. He's smarter and meaner too.

Train Crash Not Net Crash August 2, 2001 10:30 AM UTC
A CSX train caused the 19 July Internet meltdown - not Code Red.

Code Red Costs $8.7 Billion? Phooey! August 1, 2001 7:00 PM UTC
Reuters is out for a juicy quote and Thomas C Greene is out for blood.

Code Red Flops August 1, 2001 5:54 AM UTC
But the virus experts still hope for disaster.

Code Red Poised July 30, 2001 11:30 PM UTC
There are approximately 6 million outward-facing IIS servers that could be affected in the new attack.

The 2nd Armageddon July 30, 2001 9:00 AM UTC
What are raw sockets when you've got Code Red? Thomas C Greene reports.

US Govt Runs For Cover July 29, 2001 11:00 PM UTC
CNET now estimates Code Red has spread to 350,000 computers (half a million anyone?) and the US government led by the redoubtable NIPC is planning both a special news conference on Monday and a full retreat.

Code Red May Be On 225,000 IIS Servers July 19, 2001 11:18 PM UTC
A worm exploiting the IIS indexing service buffer overflow vulnerability may have already begun its victory march over Microsoft web servers, says CERT/ISA.

Code Red Worm Spreads to IIS Servers July 17, 2001 6:14 PM UTC
Full analysis of the Code Red worm complete with commented disassembly and the worm binary.