Prowler130
01-30-2006, 11:25 AM
Just a heads up, this is from my IT department about a new worm. Might be worth looking into...
The following message is a Campus Broadcast Alert message
Subject: Campus Broadcast Alert: BROADCAST ALERT: Virus Warning W32.Blackmal.E
From the TechConnect Office:
A potentially devastating virus dubbed “The Kama Sutra Worm” (otherwise known as Nymex.E or W32.Blackmal.E) began spreading January 16th. This worm is poised to deliver a devastating blow to infected systems on February 3rd. When activated, the virus will try and delete all Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files from an infected machine. The virus will then propgate itself through email AND as a network worm. Out of an abundance of caution, the IT Division will distribute a removal tool to all campus desktops on Monday January 30th. We urge all our users to also make sure their home machines are also protected, and to run the removal tool, which is available at:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blackmal@mm.removal.tool.html
In addition, the campus community should be prepared for possible risidual effects, as the virus attempts to spread next week. It is likely to cause heavy email and network traffic, and there may be significant delays or even shutdowns to email services worldwide.
The following message is a Campus Broadcast Alert message
Subject: Campus Broadcast Alert: BROADCAST ALERT: Virus Warning W32.Blackmal.E
From the TechConnect Office:
A potentially devastating virus dubbed “The Kama Sutra Worm” (otherwise known as Nymex.E or W32.Blackmal.E) began spreading January 16th. This worm is poised to deliver a devastating blow to infected systems on February 3rd. When activated, the virus will try and delete all Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files from an infected machine. The virus will then propgate itself through email AND as a network worm. Out of an abundance of caution, the IT Division will distribute a removal tool to all campus desktops on Monday January 30th. We urge all our users to also make sure their home machines are also protected, and to run the removal tool, which is available at:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blackmal@mm.removal.tool.html
In addition, the campus community should be prepared for possible risidual effects, as the virus attempts to spread next week. It is likely to cause heavy email and network traffic, and there may be significant delays or even shutdowns to email services worldwide.