Significant concentrations of the Blackworm virus remain in Peru, India and the United States — currently infecting about five percent of the world’s PCs overall — though the coordinated “disinfection” of most enterprise PCs was successful, according to new research provided to TechNewsWorld. The research, by CiperTrust, Inc., indicates that the Blackworm virus, also known as CME-24, Nyxem.E, Kama Sutra and MyWife, is transmitted via e-mail, and once activated, will overwrite files on the third day of each month.
Loading ...
Five Percent of Global PCs Still Infected With ‘Blackworm’ Virus
Posted by: Gene Koprowski February 9, 2006 09:23 AMSignificant concentrations of the Blackworm virus remain in Peru, India and the United States — currently infecting about five percent of the world’s PCs overall — though the coordinated “disinfection” of most enterprise PCs was successful, according to new research provided to TechNewsWorld. The research, by CiperTrust, Inc., indicates that the Blackworm virus, also known as CME-24, Nyxem.E, Kama Sutra and MyWife, is transmitted via e-mail, and once activated, will overwrite files on the third day of each month.