A malicious worm named Code Red that exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in certain configurations of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems has spread rapidly over the ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The worldwide cost of the Code Red worms that crawled rampantly throughout the Internet in July and August has reached about $2.6 billion, an independent research firm said last week.

Last week's media blitz surrounding the Code Red computer worm may have encouraged the development of a successor dubbed Code Red II. "People who do this kind of thing do it to get publicity," said ...

LONDON -- The spread of the Code Red computer worm showed signs of peaking today, although security experts warned the Information Technology community not to drop its guard. "Basically, it's reaching ...

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 ...

N E W   Y O R K, July 31 -- Government officials said tonight they had no reports of the "Code Red" computer worm's return, but warned the effects of an attack may not be felt immediately. "It ...

WASHINGTON — The FBI and industry experts confirmed Tuesday night that, as predicted, the Code Red Internet worm began a new round of scanning for vulnerable Web servers last night. However, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The Code Red computer worm that's been disrupting the Internet for weeks now resurfaced over the weekend in a mutated form that could be more destructive than its predecessor ...

The e-mail message, in Spanish or English, could read, ``Hi. How are you? I send you this file in order to seek advice. See you later. Thanks.'' Anyone receiving such a message shouldn't open the ...

This week’s column is about the Code Red worm. First, however, I’d like to talk about microbes. Millions of these microscopic invaders attack major government figures every day. Do you realize whole ...