New Worm Spreading - Be Aware

[MrRant]

Swen-A (AKA Gibe-F) is a mass-mailing worm that also attempts to spread through file-sharing networks, such as KaZaA and IRC, and over local area network shares. The worm attempts to de-activate antivirus and personal firewall programs running on an infected computer.

 

AV vendors warn that the worm is spreading rapidly and that disinfection is difficult. As usual this is a Windows-only menace - Linux, Mac, OS/2 and Unix users are immune.

 

Reported by http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/32925.html

 

I posted links to firewall and virus scanning software in the Things You Need For Your PC thread. I suggest if you don't have a virus scanner to at least download one of the free ones listed.

 

This also looks like an e-mail from Microsoft.

Edited September 21, 2003 by MrRant

[Lando Griffin]

Wait, I'm confused.

 

There are still OS/2 users out there?

[MrRant]

OS/2 is still used in some back office apps for some corporations I believe. It is very expensive to migrate stuff to other OSes.

[Guest El Satanico]

Swen-A (AKA Gibe-F) also attempts to spread through file-sharing networks, such as KaZaA and IRC

 

damn you RIAA, DAMN YOU!