Countdown for nasty Windows virus

SiNXation 01-31-2006

PC users have been urged to scan their computers before 3 February to avoid falling victim to a destructive virus. On that date the Nyxem virus is set to delete Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Acrobat files on infected machines.

Nyxem is thought to have caught out many people by promising porn to those who open the attachments on e-mail messages carrying the virus. Anti-virus companies have stopped lots of copies, suggesting it had infected a large number of computers.

The Nyxem-E Windows virus first emerged on 16 January and has been steadily racking up victims ever since. Nyxem-E is also known as the Blackmal, MyWife, Kama Sutra, Grew and CME-24 virus.

Helpfully, the virus reports every fresh infection back to an associated website which displays the total via a counter. Late last week the counter was reporting millions of infections, but detective work by security firm Lurhq found that many of these reports were bogus

Chun-Li

I use McAfee are they up to date about this virus or should I still be worried?

Hsoolien

Provided you (and any one ona local network) don't open unknown email attachments you should be ok.


Virus free for 4 years now, no Virus checker... how do I do it??

Dream

Yeah I don't have a virus checker either but I really don't use email much and the only people who email me usually tell me in advance so everything else pretty much gets trashed. And you know on messenger who to trust sothat's about it. Just watch what you doiwnload and where you download from.

BonitaPajarita

Thanks for the info!

GIR

thz for the info, always good to know new virus commign out.

I also dont open any emails that i dont know, i even use the webmail that my ISP has, since it is safer then Oulook, as it does not open my mail, or even puts it on my computer till i want it. I even have it, that it will not show me any http links or img on it with out asking me. so i think im good.

Kinky

Appreciate the update...