FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Code Red was a computer worm observed on the Internet on July 15, 2001. It attacked computers running Microsoft’s IIS web server.

Detailed explanation-2: -UPDATE ON 1ST OF AUGUST, 2001 In comparison, on 19th of July, Code Red infected around 300, 000 servers, and was only stopped because the worm stopped infections by itself. This time around the worm won’t stop spreading for another three weeks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Code Red is a worm that spreads by exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS). When a server is infected, it begins scanning for other vulnerable servers and infecting them.

Detailed explanation-4: -1981-The “Elk Cloner” for the Apple II Systems was created by Richard Skrenta. It infected the Apple DOS 3.3 and spread to other computers by floppy disk transfer. The “Elk Virus” was responsible for being the first computer virus to cause a massive outbreak ever in history.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Spread of the Code-Red Worm (CRv2) On July 19, 2001 more than 359, 000 computers were infected with the Code-Red (CRv2) worm in less than 14 hours. At the peak of the infection frenzy, more than 2, 000 new hosts were infected each minute.