[apnic-announce] FW: Public Alert about the Code Red worm
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<with apologies for duplicates>
Dear APNIC community member,
This is being forwarded to you as a special security alert about the Code
Red worm.
If you're running Microsoft WINDOWS NT or 2000 and the IIS Web server, then
please see the warning below, and take any necessary action before 31 July
2001.
Best regards,
Paul Wilson
APNIC.
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From: CERT Advisory <cert-advisory at cert dot org>
To: <cert-advisory at cert dot org>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 4:24 AM
Subject: Public Alert about the Code Red worm
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> We the CERT/CC, along with other organizations listed below are
> jointly publishing this alert about a serious threat to the Internet
>
> For Immediate Release: 3:00 PM EDT July 29, 2001
>
> A Very Real and Present Threat to the Internet: July 31 Deadline For
Action
>
> Summary: The Code Red Worm and mutations of the worm pose a continued
> and serious threat to Internet users. Immediate action is required to
> combat this threat. Users who have deployed software that is
> vulnerable to the worm (Microsoft IIS Versions 4.0 and 5.0) must
> install, if they have not done so already, a vital security patch.
>
> How Big Is The Problem?
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> On July 19, the Code Red worm infected more than 250,000 systems in
> just 9 hours. The worm scans the Internet, identifies vulnerable
> systems, and infects these systems by installing itself. Each newly
> installed worm joins all the others causing the rate of scanning to
> grow rapidly. This uncontrolled growth in scanning directly decreases
> the speed of the Internet and can cause sporadic but widespread
> outages among all types of systems. Code Red is likely to start
> spreading again on July 31st, 2001 8:00 PM EDT and has mutated so that
> it may be even more dangerous. This spread has the potential to
> disrupt business and personal use of the Internet for applications
> such as electronic commerce, email and entertainment.
>
> Who Must Act?
>
> Every organization or person who has Windows NT or Windows 2000
> systems AND the IIS web server software may be vulnerable. IIS is
> installed automatically for many applications. If you are not certain,
> follow the instructions attached to determine whether you are running
> IIS 4.0 or 5.0. If you are using Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows
> Me, there is no action that you need to take in response to this
> alert.
>
> What To Do If You Are Vulnerable?
>
> a. To rid your machine of the current worm, reboot your computer.
> b. To protect your system from re-infection: Install Microsoft?s patch for
the Code Red vulnerability problem:
> * Windows NT version 4.0:
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=30833
> * Windows 2000 Professional, Server and Advanced Server:
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=30800
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> Step-by-step instructions for these actions are posted at
> www.digitalisland.com/codered
>
> Microsoft's description of the patch and its installation, and the
> vulnerability it addresses is posted at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
bulletin/MS01-033.asp
>
> Because of the importance of this threat, this alert is being made
> jointly by:
>
> Microsoft
> The National Infrastructure Protection Center
> Federal Computer Incident Response Center (FedCIRC)
> Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
> CERT Coordination Center
> SANS Institute
> Internet Security Systems
> Internet Security Alliance
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