“Doing I.T. Right”
Microsoft has verified that a malicious worm known as W32.Sasser.worm and variants of that worm are spreading on the Internet. You can help protect your computer by downloading and installing Microsoft Security Update MS04-011. What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and Its Variants.
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Antivirus software companies warned customers about a new variant of the Sober e-mail worm, which has begun spreading on the Internet this week masquerading as a Microsoft software update. It is common for worm authors to dress up their creations as Microsoft software updates. Recent worms including “Swen” and “Gruel” have posed as official correspondence from Microsoft.
In response, Microsoft publicly declared that it never distributes software updates using e-mail. It has published guidelines for identifying legitimate e-mail from the company. Antivirus companies have posted software updates to detect the new worm. They recommend that customers update their software as soon as possible to prevent Sober.D infection.
The Internet worm, which is called either “Mydoom” or “Novarg,” is now the second-fastest spreading e-mail worm ever. W32.Novarg.A@mm is a Category 4 mass-mailing worm which arrives with a .bat, .cmd, .exe, .pif, .scr, or .zip attachment. Click here for instructions on how to remove the virus.