Just received this email from my ISP and thought it would be prudent to pass it along for whatever it is worth.

VIRUS ALERT. YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION IS REQUIRED.

Dear Optimum Online Customer:

Optimum Online, like many other ISPs and indeed the entire Internet, has
experienced an attack on its network, which is apparently attributable to
the Code Red virus. It is possible that this virus has infected the PC's of
Optimum Online's customers who are using Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft
Windows 2000 operating systems. Infected PC's may continue to flood the
Internet and Optimum Online's network with virus-generated messages -- even
without you being aware of it.

Optimum Online is working to alert all of its customers to this problem and
to instruct them on where to find and install the patch necessary to
eliminate this virus. In the meantime, Optimum Online customers may
experience slow network response, flashing connectivity lights on their
cable modems, and other symptoms (such as unusual port scan log activity or
increased firewall activity) while Optimum Online and the Internet community
work to control the impact of this virus.

IF YOUR PC IS RUNNING WINDOWS 2000 OR WINDOWS NT, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY
DOWNLOAD THE CODE RED PATCH FROM MICROSOFT'S WEBSITE
(www.microsoft.com/security) AND RESTART YOUR PC.

IF YOUR PC IS RUNNING WINDOWS 98, WINDOWS 95, OR WINDOWS ME, OR IF YOU ARE A
MACINTOSH USER, please ensure that you have the latest antivirus updates.
For more information, go to Symantec's website at:
(http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sircam.worm@mm.html)

We appreciate your patience while Optimum Online continues to work with the
Internet community to address this virus.

Thank you.
Optimum Online

P.S. Please do not reply to this message.