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Infected by Code Red II!

If your web browser was automatically launched to display this page, it means your system is infected with the Code Red II worm, and just attempted to infect my webserver. Since my webserver runs Apache, a far more secure product than Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Server?), the attack failed, so don't worry, you haven't damaged my system. However, you really should fix your own system to not attack other people -- if I had been running Microsoft IIS and had not applied all the latest patches, you could have created a backdoor into my system (like the one currently in yours), and a malicious attacker could cause damage. Please fix your system as soon as possible, before you infect other Microsoft IIS users!

Click here to visit Microsoft's web page with information on how to fix your system. If you need additional help, call Microsoft at 1-800-936-5700.

More information about the Code Red II worm may be found here, courtesy of The SANS Institute.

My own Code Red pages can be found here.