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Re: [cobalt-users] The Code-Red Worm is attacking... GOD it's attacking.



Anyone found any literature that tells you what to look for to find out if
you have already be exploited and perhaps instructions if you find something
on how to clean it up?

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carrie Bartkowiak" <ravencarrie@xxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] The Code-Red Worm is attacking... GOD it's
attacking.


> On Fri, 20 Jul 2001 00:37:46 -0400, Diana Brake mumbled something
> like:
> >>PS....I'm not getting any hits from code red machines any
> >>longer....seems
> >>to have stopped around here.
>
> After reading the URLs provided, I know why. The worm is set to
> distribute itself until the clock hits the 20th, then it turns and
> aims attacks at www.whitehouse.gov.
> Fortunately for the webmaster there, it was aiming at the site's IP
> addy. So they just moved the site to another IP addy and effectively
> dodged the blow (that's been going on all day since others hit the
> 20th way before we did).
>
> --
> CarrieB
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>
>
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