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"As much as we would like to, we still cannot say that the threat from Version 2 [of the Code Red virus] has entirely passed

"As much as we would like to, we still cannot say that the threat from Version 2 [of the Code Red virus] has entirely passed. We continue to see an increase in the number of computers that are being infected. However, the rate of increase is slowing down." - A warning on the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Centre website alerting people to the continuing danger of the Virus of the Moment.

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