New Worm Spreads Via MSN Messenger

vxone writes "Anti-virus experts are watching a new worm that spreads through Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Messenger client. The worm is not harmful to infected machines and has infected only a few PCs at this point, according to an analysis by Trend Micro Inc. Known as Jitux, the worm is self-propagating and contains a link to a Web site that automatically downloads an executable file named 'jituxramon.exe' to the PC. Once the file runs, the worm begins sending out copies of itself to all of the names in the user's Messenger contact list."

Comments

Re:Human-activated

[Ben Hutchings]

So it's a virus, not a worm. Great piece of journalism there, guys.

Re:Helpful little program

[p3d0]

After all, (simpsonism) "no one who speaks german could be evil (/simpsonism) :)

That's just wrong for so many reasons. You have no business posting on a nerd site unless you're really committed to being a true nerd.

• A little Googling would find the correct quote: "No one who speaks German could be an evil man".
• The xml syntax is "<simpsonism>", not "(simpsonism)".
• You don't say "simpsonism" anyway. Everyone reading the site knows where the quote comes from, and if they don't, they can Google it.
• Ditto for the smiley.
• What the heck does this quote have to do with the rest of your post?

Sheesh.