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Microsoft "Swen" Worm Squiggles Into Sight

Posted by timothy on from the mmm-wriggling dept.

greenhide writes "As forecast in this story, a new Microsoft worm has indeed wriggled to the surface. The W32.Swen's claim to fame is its professional looking email advertisement that pretends to be a fake Microsoft patch. Earlier viruses have made the claim, but none of them looked this good. It appears to have infected over 1.5 million machines. "

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  1. Should we cut off your arms because you... by Ieshan · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Just because *you* have no regard for the content these people have on their computers doesn't mean they don't have it. Friends and Colleauges of mine have been infected with these virii that have years of data on systems - just because you think that they should be more computer savvy is a real shitty argument.

    I mean, what if every time you got sick because you didn't wash your hands, the Medical solution was to amputate your arm so that you couldn't propogate infection? Don't be such an asshole.