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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 "Code Red" internet virus #37167 07/31/01 05:04 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic OP Carpal Tunnel OP AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Is this why I've been having trouble logging on? Anybody else experiencing problems? http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010731/ts/tech_codered_dc_13.html (and I don't even run Windows! Well, actually®, I use the original, which is the Mac OS ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Code Red" internet virus #37168 07/31/01 05:09 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago ...the original, which is the Mac OS... You mean, what remains of the Amiga OS... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Code Red" internet virus #37169 07/31/01 05:12 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 This shouldn't oughta be a problem till tonight or tomorrow. It might affect internet access then. Whether there will be any problems from people preparing for the storm is a whole nother question. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Code Red" internet virus #37170 07/31/01 05:20 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic OP Carpal Tunnel OP AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Ah... Amiga. Takes me back.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Code Red" internet virus #37171 07/31/01 06:19 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 The problem with Code Red as I understand it is with Internet Servers. I have been annoyed by inconsistency of time it takes for a command ot be executed, and have wondered if the problem was that the variable routing pattern sometimes involves servers that are "timed out".CK, would you were with us. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Code Red" internet virus #37172 07/31/01 07:26 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... J Jazzoctopus old hand Jazzoctopus old hand J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... Actually, this isn't a virus, it's a worm, so it shouldn't pose any threat to you unless you're using a big company server. It doesn't go through e-mail and attack individual computers like a virus does. The purpose of this worm is to get into big servers and spam the White House website. (I'm probably saying the same stuff that that website says.) And all you have to do to get rid of the worm is restart the computer. It shouldn't threaten your personal computer, but some services from big companies may be temporarily unavailable. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Code Red" internet virus #37173 08/01/01 04:53 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta As non-technically as possible what is the difference between a virus and a worm? We had terrible problems last week at work with the syscam worm, with anti-virus alerts going off at people's workstations every five minutes and certain parts of computers becoming unusable (mainly things like being unable to change the display settings). Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter #37174 08/01/01 05:11 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 M Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel Max Quordlepleen Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 3,409 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Code Red" internet virus #37175 08/01/01 06:53 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Thanks Max. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Looks like everything's OK #37176 08/01/01 10:01 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic OP Carpal Tunnel OP AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010801/ts/tech_codered_dc_20.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Looks like everything's OK #37177 08/02/01 02:37 PM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom R rodward addict rodward addict R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom Code Red worm: From the BBC site at http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1470000/1470246.stm quote: On 18 July just as Code Red was starting to scan for vulnerable web servers, a CSX train carrying hazardous materials was derailed in the Howard Street tunnel in Baltimore. The derailment and subsequent fire severed cables running through the tunnel used by seven of the biggest net service providers to swap data. These companies started reporting disruption to the usual running of the net just as Code Red was hitting its stride, leading many people to assume that the worm was doing the damage. endquote: Cede Rod Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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