Exploits such as those used for Nimda targeted the web server software itself.

Nimda之类的病毒瞄准的是网络服务器软件本身的漏洞。

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Especially, when the turbulent outbreak of the virus of Code Red, Code Blue and Nimda, it makes people get a clear awareness of the importance of the safety of network.

尤其汹涌爆发的“红色代码”、“蓝色代码”及“尼姆达”病毒，使人们更加深刻的认识到了网络安全的重要。

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When one of these machines was exposed to Nimda without the throttle being installed, all but one of the group were infected within 12 minutes.

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And the follow-on Nimda worm which attacked the same vulnerability (and even a backdoor left behind by CodeRed) was even more successful at spreading and causing harm.

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