From Jane Clark

According to the Des Moines Register, the Code Red worm is expected to
launch a powerful attack on the Internet starting at 7 p.m. CDT today.

There is a free patch available to block this worm.
On the Web:
National Infrastructure Protection Center:  www.nipc.gov
Microsoft Security Patch:
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-033.asp

Code Red will affect Windows 2000 and Windows NT users.  The worm spreads by
exploiting weaknesses in the Microsoft software, takes control of computers
and uses them  to generate a huge volume of Internet traffic.  It first
appeared July 19 and has mutated since then.  It is expected to grow at a
"hyper rate" today.  It is not expected to destroy files or wipe out
documents.

Apparently, users of Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me, Linus or Apple
are not affected by this worm.

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