Nasty Windows virus to hit on 02-03-06

[mkeefe]

Noticed this alert on Utopia which has been issued by the BBC

On February 3rd, 2006 the Nyxem virus is set to delete Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Acrobat files on infected machines.

Make sure your machine doesn't have any infections and don't open unknown emails.

Here is the complete article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4661582.stm)

Here is the list of files it targets:


NYXEM FILE TARGETS
DMP - Oracle files
DOC - Word document
MDB - Microsoft Access
MDE - Microsoft Access/Office
PDF - Adobe Acrobat
PPS - PowerPoint slideshow
PPT - PowerPoint
PSD - Photoshop
RAR - Compressed archive
XLS - Excel spreadsheet
ZIP - Compressed file



Matt

[Edited on 1/30/2006 by mkeefe]

[TechZsue]

thanks for the heads up...i think i can live without powerpoint, excel, maybe even word but never, ever without photoshop:notworthy

[deewebgirl]

oh nasty..tku!

[StylizE]

Always install updates on your antivirus so you will not encounter the viruses

[Edited on 2/8/2008 by StylizE]