He stressed the need for firms running Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 operating systems, along with the Internet Information Services software (IIS), to download Microsoft's security update. Mr Dick also expressed concern that too many computer users thought of their systems as mere appliances, not recognizing that a computer needs "to be constantly monitored and maintained. The Pentagon had to pull the plug on its public facing sites "If individuals have information about the people that have committed this crime, we ask them to come forward," said Mr Dick. Law enforcement officials have asked for the public's help in finding those responsible for the worm. The Code Red program is called a worm because it can spread across networks and infect new machines without computer users having to do anything at all.
The FBI says it is working with experts in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada to try to contain the worm's spread. Investigators do not yet know who wrote Code Red or where it started, though the words "Hacked by Chinese" which appear for a few hours on infected machines raise a suspicion that this is another development in an ongoing Chinese-American war of hackers. The worm, which first surfaced in mid-July, has been mainly dormant since then, although it has already infected hundreds of thousands of systems.Įxperts believe it is set to spread again on Tuesday night, just as the calendar enters August at 0000 GMT.
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