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Code Redux

Posted by michael on from the carpetbombing-the-new-economy dept.

I don't understand why Symantec classifies a "remote root" exploit as only "medium" damage. Code Red [?] is hitting cable modem networks especially hard, as the new variants scan "nearby" IP's in preference to random ones, which has apparently caused enough damage and network congestion that AT&T's residential broadband division (MediaOne) has cut off port 80 across their network to try and halt the spread of the worm, or so several submitters reported. Newsforge has a story about various reactions to the worm, and reader nettdata sent in an interesting story about the worm becoming the main course at a dinner of security specialists.

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  1. Create a Good Virus? by nicoz · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Why not create a good virus to interact with Code Red and force it into a benign state?

    Is this possible?