I cleaned this up some, the punch line is way at the end... > > � Full Post Coverage > � Microsoft Web Site > � Talk: National News Message Boards > � Live Online Transcripts � Subscribe to washingtonpost.com e-mail newsletters > � mywashingtonpost. > com -- customized news, traffic, weather and more > > Code Red Alert > With Christopoher Budd > Security Program Manager, Microsoft Security Response Center > Tuesday, July 31, 2001; 3 p.m. EDT > > > The "Code Red" computer worm that infected thousands of personal computers > earlier this year is likely to begin spreading again tonight. This time it > will target select Web sites. Government and private computer security > officials have said they expect Code Red to start multiplying at 8 p.m. EDT. > > Christopher Budd, security program manager at the Microsoft Security Response > Center, will be online Tuesday, July 31 at 3 p.m. EDT, to discuss the Internet > alert and what steps can be taken to combat it. > > Computer systems running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 along with > Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 4.0 or 5.0 are susceptible to > an attack. Those systems can be inoculated with security software available on > Microsoft's Web site. > A transcript follows. > > Christopher Budd: Hello, > > I'm Christopher Budd with the Microsoft Security Reponse Center. I wanted to > start off by thanking you all for your time and your interest in this > important issue. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Alexandria 22305: Does this worm affect individual computers? For example, > I've got a Mac G4 running Microsoft's latest office product. Do I need to > worry about the worm if I'm connecting to the Web via cable modem? > > Christopher Budd: If you're running a Macintosh computer, the Code Red worm > does not pose a danger to your system. This is because the software that the > worm is targeting, IIS, does not install on the Macintosh platform. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 740 Printers refurbished $79 | & CDRWs on Sale! | / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Powerpuff Girls on Video CD - $7.97 each Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker on Video CD - $7.97 EurekaMovies.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/eureka.html> - - - - - iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
