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Code Red II: Shells for the Taking

sigurdur writes "It seems there is a new and more malicious version of Code Red out there. This one seems to try and copy cmd.exe into a position where it is accesible to us all - the scripts directory. So far I have seen it reported on the intrusions-list at incidents.org where they also just put up a notice about this third generation Code Red worm." I still think sircam is more annoying since it affects every email user, and not primarily poorly administered websites. But imagine how much bandwidth Code Red and Sircam have wasted in the last few weeks?

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  1. Code Red Infects Slashdot! by Mdog · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's gotten to the editors! It's everywhere! It causes itself to be posted multiple times per day! Hide the women and children!

  2. Not a bug by Mike+Schiraldi · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've always wanted to be able to telnet into my Windows box. Where can i get this virus?

  3. Ummm, no actuall by kfg · · Score: 4, Funny

    If you take the water away completely and hold the frog over the heat sorce itself it will roast.

    Sorry, I'm "in a mood" today and I couldn't help myself.

    Still, it's interesting. If you put the frog in cold water and slowly turn up the heat what it will do, being cold blooded, is go to sleep long before it dies and *poaches.*

    What is the relevance and why should anyone care? Lobster.

    The correct way to cook a lobster, not matter what *anyone* tells you, is to put it in cold water and bring the heat up. The lobster relaxes and goes to sleep before it cooks.

    If you just dump it in hot water it goes " Eeeeeeeeeeee," tightens up all of its muscles and pumps lactic acid throughout its system before it dies.

    Starting in cold water is both more humane and results in quite noticably tastier lobster.

    KFG