The new worm isn't as easy to track as Code Red, so there's no way to tell how many computers have been infected. According to analysis by security firm SecurityFocus, Code Red II looks for new ...

Red worms are available at places that sell fish bait and online from outfits that supply vermicomposting equipment. Or, scoop out a handful from a friend's bin for free.

Red worms are available at places that sell fish bait and online from outfits that supply vermicomposting equipment. Or, scoop out a handful from a friend’s bin for free.

On July 12, a version of the Code Red worm began infecting machines on the Internet that were running Microsoft’s Internet Information Server software. A second version appeared July 19 and ...

The Code Red worm was followed last week by an even more aggressive one, dubbed Code Red II, that used infected computers to unleash massive port scanning attacks on other systems.

Several experts said Code Red was the most nefarious worm they've seen since the Cornell Internet Worm, which overloaded an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 servers, or about 5 percent of those connected ...

Code Red II began spreading Saturday morning around the Internet. Despite its name, it’s not a “variant” of Code Red, but a completely new worm.

A new Internet worm designed to attack a common flaw in Unix systems has been confirmed dead, but security experts are warning that the self-propagating worm could be the next Code Red.