[muglo] Re: Symantec Virus alert ?
- From: Tee Cashmore <tee.cashmore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:56:03 -0500
Ilbert Walker wrote:
>I received this today fro Symantec
>What is W32.Novarg.A@mm and how does it affect me?
>
>W32.Novarg.A@mm is an encrypted mass-mailing worm that arrives as an
>attachment, with either a .exe, .scr, .zip, or .pif extension.
>
>Note: Symantec Consumer products that support Worm Blocking
>functionality automatically detect this threat as it attempts to
>spread.
>
>The worm creates a mass mailing of itself, which may:
>
>1. Clog mail servers or degrade network performance
>2. Impact system performance
>
>This worm is currently undergoing analysis. The record at Security
>Response will be updated as information becomes available.
>
>
>To read more about the W32.Novarg.A@mm, please click here.
>
>
>Is this applicable to Macs ?
>
>Or are they just trying to chase up more business ? :-)
>
>Ilbert
>
It's just another reason (justification) for using Macs, it won't affect
you as long as you don't download the listed file type, of which 3 are
IBM (Windows) type anyway.
TTFN,
TeeC
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