NEW MASS-MAILED Trojan worm called "NAKEDWIFE...

[randy48]

March 06, 2001 02:13 PM

A NEW MASS-MAILED Trojan worm called "NAKEDWIFE" is
circulating and, if executed, can delete files
necessary for everyday computer operation, several
computer security companies confirmed Tuesday.


For Full Story: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/03/06/010306hnworm.xml?0306alert

[socalgal]

Thanks for the heads up, Randy http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Time to update the ol' 'The Cleaner' DB.

[CMonster]

<FONT size="8">Yawn!</FONT s> -yet another fun worm that doesn't work in Linux - boy do I feel left out.

[wyvrn]

LOL at cmonster.

[sharder8]

Have to agree with you CMonster!

It gets boring when your running 98Lite without Outlook Express and M$ Outlook and using Eudora as your e-mail program. Nobody wants to write virus' that effects much other than those three! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Harder http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[GroundZero3]

you know thats a great name for the virus. i bet if there wasn't a warning out for it most of males pcs would have the virus http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif
Jason

[sharder8]

Hate to tell you, the warning is out, and a lot of males PC's are still getting infected!

Boy is it bad when men are that predictable!! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

Harder

[CMonster]

After the "DOJ vs MS" dust settles, and by the time the next couple iterations of Windows-killer-Linux are released, I imagine that some of the laid-off MS programmers might be writing vindictive viri targeting Linux.