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08-02-2007, 10:23 AM
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If you have a serious MP3 collection, you ought to take extra special care of it as some anonymous virus writers have released a nasty new worm entitled Deletemusic (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-073010-4123-99). As the name of the worm implies, it attempts to delete MP3 files from machines that it has infected. The Deletemusic (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-073010-4123-99)worm spreads via removable devices to PCs running Microsoft Windows. Removable devices include not only USB stick drives, but also portable music players themselves, USB hard disks are also a risk. You might want to think twice before allowing a friend to plug their iPod or Zune into your PC.
The Deletemusic (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-073010-4123-99)worm has yet to spread very far, but virus makers are not silly. You can bet that there are plenty of infected torrents floating around. People who download illegally are obviously going to be at greatest risk.
If you have a serious MP3 collection, you ought to take extra special care of it as some anonymous virus writers have released a nasty new worm entitled Deletemusic (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-073010-4123-99). As the name of the worm implies, it attempts to delete MP3 files from machines that it has infected. The Deletemusic (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-073010-4123-99)worm spreads via removable devices to PCs running Microsoft Windows. Removable devices include not only USB stick drives, but also portable music players themselves, USB hard disks are also a risk. You might want to think twice before allowing a friend to plug their iPod or Zune into your PC.
The Deletemusic (http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-073010-4123-99)worm has yet to spread very far, but virus makers are not silly. You can bet that there are plenty of infected torrents floating around. People who download illegally are obviously going to be at greatest risk.