Anti-Chinese Computer Virus – Code Red
Code Red was a computer worm that emerged in July 2001. It targeted computers running Microsoft's IIS web server software on Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems primarily. Once infected, it would deface websites with the message "HELLO! Welcome to http://www.worm.com! Hacked By Chinese!"
The worm exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft IIS servers (specifically, the Indexing Service DLL, 'idq.dll'). It spread by scanning random IP addresses, attempting to connect to them, and exploiting the vulnerability to execute its code remotely then.
One of its most significant impacts was its ability to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain web servers, the White House's website in particular. The worm was named "Code Red" because the group of security experts who discovered it named their initial advisory after the drink "Code Red Mountain Dew" that they were drinking at the time.
Microsoft issued a security patch to fix the vulnerability, but many systems remained unpatched, allowing the worm to continue spreading. Some extreme jingoes in Shina believed at the time that this computer virus was created by the USA to attack and smear them. Whether this is true or not remains unknown. This computer virus could be the first "Anti-Chinese Computer Virus" potentially in the World.
The worm exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft IIS servers (specifically, the Indexing Service DLL, 'idq.dll'). It spread by scanning random IP addresses, attempting to connect to them, and exploiting the vulnerability to execute its code remotely then.
One of its most significant impacts was its ability to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain web servers, the White House's website in particular. The worm was named "Code Red" because the group of security experts who discovered it named their initial advisory after the drink "Code Red Mountain Dew" that they were drinking at the time.
Microsoft issued a security patch to fix the vulnerability, but many systems remained unpatched, allowing the worm to continue spreading. Some extreme jingoes in Shina believed at the time that this computer virus was created by the USA to attack and smear them. Whether this is true or not remains unknown. This computer virus could be the first "Anti-Chinese Computer Virus" potentially in the World.
