Over a seven-week period in the summer of 2001, a series of events unfolded that not only threatened over a quarter of a million computers but the infrastructure of the Internet itself. A vulnerability in Microsoft’s IIS (Internet Information Server) software was announced, and a Webpage was created to provide the means to remove it. During this time, three different worms were released that exploited this vulnerability. A worm distinguishes itself from a virus in its ability to replicate and spread itself to other hosts using its own software code. This allows it to operate without relying on user interaction or having to attach itself to another program for transport. Code Red versions 1 & 2, and Code Red II infected IIS Web servers, causing exploited systems to search for and infect other vulnerable hosts via the Internet and some private networks.
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