Has anyone else noticed the internet going wild?

[Steve Schacher]

Starting yesterday, my firewall detected 417 hits on my PC, and today it's already up to 157 hits. Prior to yesterday, the average number of hits was under 20.

I wonder if the code red virus is causing infected pc's to ping the world or something. Have any of you seen a jump in your firewall logs or is this just something on the @home network?

[LordDavid]

http://www.voodooextreme.com/#18995

[Steve Schacher]

Some more threads discussing this:

A Free Republic Thread

Another Free Republic Thread

Here's a time-series animation showing the proliferation of the Code Red virus. Warning -- it's a big file.

[ 08-05-2001: Message edited by: Steve Schacher ]

[Wolferz]

I have seen my firewall take > 100 hits in five minutes during peak times.

I have traced the origin of many of those IP's to China.

I guess the Chinese are looking for something for nothing, since they can't actively gain it by buying it.

[Menchise]

Yesterday, I got approximately 20 alerts per hour! Usually, I get less than that in a day, and I have noticed slight dips in the transfer rate, but nothing significant.