![A computer user is reflected in a mirror as he watches an alert for the "Code Red" virus on his computer in Glasgow July 31, 2001. The fast-spreading "Code Red" Internet worm, A computer user is reflected in a mirror as he watches an alert for the "Code Red" virus on his computer in Glasgow July 31, 2001. The fast-spreading "Code Red" Internet worm,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4GY4B/a-computer-user-is-reflected-in-a-mirror-as-he-watches-an-alert-for-the-code-red-virus-on-his-computer-in-glasgow-july-31-2001-the-fast-spreading-code-red-internet-worm-which-disrupted-us-government-web-sites-last-week-is-set-to-re-emerge-tonight-at-midnight-gmt-and-wreak-fresh-havoc-on-the-internet-a-chinese-computer-virus-expert-said-on-tuesday-the-fast-spreading-code-red-internet-worm-which-disrupted-us-government-web-sites-last-week-was-not-made-in-china-despite-web-site-defacings-that-said-hacked-by-chinese-2D4GY4B.jpg)
A computer user is reflected in a mirror as he watches an alert for the "Code Red" virus on his computer in Glasgow July 31, 2001. The fast-spreading "Code Red" Internet worm,
![Today In Infosec on Twitter: "2001: The Code Red worm was released. It exploited an .ida vuln on IIS. The vuln had been addressed via update MS01-033 eight weeks prior. https://t.co/Cgwi5MKqne" / Today In Infosec on Twitter: "2001: The Code Red worm was released. It exploited an .ida vuln on IIS. The vuln had been addressed via update MS01-033 eight weeks prior. https://t.co/Cgwi5MKqne" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEow2uBVYAAxjCh.jpg)
Today In Infosec on Twitter: "2001: The Code Red worm was released. It exploited an .ida vuln on IIS. The vuln had been addressed via update MS01-033 eight weeks prior. https://t.co/Cgwi5MKqne" /
EASY PC - 8. Code Red aka Bady Code Red is another virus that exploits a weakness in Microsoft's software, this time targeting the IIS Web Server software. The virus would display
![Chinese children use a computer in Beijing, August 1, 2001. A Chinese network safety expert said on Tuesday the "Code Red" internet worm which disrupted U.S. government Web sites was probably not Chinese children use a computer in Beijing, August 1, 2001. A Chinese network safety expert said on Tuesday the "Code Red" internet worm which disrupted U.S. government Web sites was probably not](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3GJ37/chinese-children-use-a-computer-in-beijing-august-1-2001-a-chinese-network-safety-expert-said-on-tuesday-the-code-red-internet-worm-which-disrupted-us-government-web-sites-was-probably-not-made-in-china-despite-defacings-that-said-hacked-by-chinese-the-dreaded-computer-worm-appeared-to-have-left-the-internet-largely-unscathed-on-wednesday-aswrcs-2D3GJ37.jpg)