An Internet worm that’s been circulating for a couple of weeks is set to destroy files on infected personal computers this Friday, Feb 3.
Symantec has dubbed it ‘W32.Blackmal.E@mm,’ but other security companies have given it different names including ‘Nyxem,’ ‘blackworm,’ ‘Grew.A,’ ‘My Wife’ etc.
The worm is spread by e-mail. It tries to harvest e-mail addresses from infected machines so it may appear to come from someone you know. Unlike many past worms, it is not limited to Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express – all Windows users are vulnerable. It watches your PC’s clock and is set to delete files from infected machines on Feb. 3.
Its not financially motivated , so no back doors , but its set to delete all word , excel , adobe and mp3 files.