[Dev-C++] FW: URGENT MICROSOFT SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT

[Ioannis V. <no...@ya...>]

Read, this is condition of emergency.


Ioannis

* Ioannis Vranos
* Programming pages: http://www.noicys.f2s.com
* Alternative URL: http://run.to/noicys


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Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 8:39 PM
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Subject: URGENT MICROSOFT SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT


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The Microsoft Security Response Center, along with other=20
organizations listed below, is jointly publishing this alert that=20
ALL IIS ADMINISTRATORS ARE ASKED TO READ

A Very Real and Present Threat to the Internet:
July 31 Deadline For Action

Summary:=20

The Code Red Worm and mutations of the worm pose a
continued and serious threat to Internet users.  Immediate action is
required to combat this threat. Users who have deployed software that is
vulnerable to the worm (Microsoft IIS=20
Versions 4.0 and 5.0) must install, if they have not done so already, a
vital security patch.

How Big Is The Problem?=20

On July 19, the Code Red worm infected more than 250,000 systems in just
9 hours. The worm scans the Internet, identifies vulnerable systems, and
infects these systems by installing itself. Each newly installed worm
joins all the others causing the rate of scanning to grow rapidly. This
uncontrolled growth in scanning directly decreases the speed of the
Internet and can cause sporadic but widespread outages among all types
of systems. Code Red is likely to start spreading again on July 31st,
2001 8:00 PM EDT and has mutated so that it may be even more dangerous.
This spread has the potential to disrupt business and personal use of
the Internet for applications such as electronic commerce, email and
entertainment.

Who Must Act?=20

Every organization or person who has Windows NT or Windows 2000 systems
AND the IIS web server software may be vulnerable. IIS is installed
automatically for many applications. If you=20
are not certain, follow the instructions attached to determine whether
you are running IIS 4.0 or 5.0.  If you are using Windows 95, Windows
98, or Windows Me, there is no action that you need to take in response
to this alert.

What To Do If You Are Vulnerable? =20

a. To rid your machine of the current worm, reboot your computer. b. To
protect your system from re-infection:=20
Install Microsoft's patch for the Code Red vulnerability problem:

- - Windows NT version 4.0:
  http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=3D30833

- - Windows 2000 Professional, Server and Advanced Server:
  http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/Release.asp?ReleaseID=3D30800

Step-by-step instructions for these actions are posted at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=3D/technet/itsolutions/security/topics/codeptch.asp

Microsoft's description of the patch and its installation,=20
and the vulnerability it addresses is posted at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
url=3D/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-033.asp

Because of the importance of this threat, this alert is
being made jointly by:

Microsoft
The National Infrastructure Protection Center
Federal Computer Incident Response Center (FedCIRC)
Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
CERT Coordination Center
SANS Institute
Internet Security Systems
Internet Security Alliance

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