— -- The Code Red worm has infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide. Here are some basic facts computer users should know about it: Will my computer be affected by Code Red? The only ...

The "Code Red" worm, which has infected almost 150,000 Internet computers since hitting for the second time Tuesday night, couldn't have spread without a Microsoft ...

NPR's Emily Harris reports on the Code Red software "worm." This new form of virus first infects computers, and then, when it reaches critical mass, uses them to attack specific Web sites. So far, ...

The Code Red worm infected thousands of computers each hour today, with about 150,000 scanning the Internet for more victims, even as U.S. Web watchers said the worm's impact had been minimized. At ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ After the original Code Red worm infected about 250,000 computers at its peak last week, its more malicious cousin caused sporadic Internet outages nationwide, including the ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The Code Red worm may have failed to live up to its formidable advance billing, but security experts said Friday that the malicious program foreshadows much more devastating Internet ...

WASHINGTON -- In an unprecedented show of force against an extremely virulent Internet attack, government and private officials today will implore worldwide organizations to protect themselves from ...

The "Code Red" computer worm that infected hundreds of thousands of personal computers earlier this month is likely to begin spreading again tonight, as it prepares to launch attacks on select Web ...

A damaging new computer worm was spreading like wildfire across the Internet on Tuesday, hitting both home PCs and commercial servers, in an outbreak that could prove more widespread and costly than ...

WASHINGTON — The latest variant of the Code Red worm is set to strike again tonight at 8 p.m. (EDT), and unless business users download a free patch to defend against the worm, the Internet could ...

Anybody else notice the download MS is providing has "SP3" in the name? View image: /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif <P>Nothin' like a good worm or virus to get MS ...

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