“A new computer virus that spreads using e-mail messages is breaking records for new infections that were set by the last major e-mail worm, Sobig.F, according to leading antivirus software companies and e-mail security firms,” Paul Roberts reports for ComputerWorld.
[The virus infects Windows machines, Macintosh computers are unaffected (although ‘Net traffic and email slowdowns affect every computer user online).]
“Infected e-mail messages carrying the Mydoom virus, also known as Shimgapi and Novarg, have been intercepted from over 142 countries and now account for one in every 12 e-mail messages, according to Mark Sunner, chief technology officer at e-mail security company MessageLabs Ltd.,” Roberts reports. “That surpasses the record set by the Sobig.F virus, which appeared last August and, at its peak, was found in one of every 17 messages intercepted by MessageLabs, he said.”
“Since first detecting the new virus at 1 p.m. GMT yesterday, MessageLabs has intercepted almost 1 million infected e-mail messages carrying the virus, Sunner said. The virus has “followed the sun,” hitting hard in the U.S. and Canada late yesterday, then working its way through Asia and Europe today, he said,’ Roberts reports. “F-Secure Corp. in Helsinki estimates that about 100,000 computers have been infected with Mydoom so far, said Mikko Hypponen, manager of antivirus research at F-Secure.”
Full article here.
But of course Longhorn will bring an an end to viruses… snigger..
“Well. Windows users are really masoquist, they keep wasting Billions$$ of
dollars, i like they are hipnotized into trusting everything from Redmond is the best. Yeah right!
What could you say about Micro$oft Lemmings. They dont know how or when to quit. Want proof?
Check this out! http://www.overclockers.com/tips1133/
Rest my case!”
I really cannot believe anyone would have such little appreciation of money that he would do this. He has essentially taken a $3000 present from his parents (who probably worked hard for that amount) and made it worthless. I hope they find out, cut him off, and he ends up living on the streets so that he can find out just what a stupid moron he really is.
Sad, spoilt little brat.
This article mentions Kazaa folders as the target for the infection, haven’t read that anywhere else:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/35174.html
Early wednesday morning, still no sign of it on the left coast, and Kazaalite is pilfering away too.
Sorry.
You have been getting them Joe. I’ve just been deleting them from your Inbox via the trojan I installed on your PC last month
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either acker is deleting them from your in box and doing your ass a major favor or your email addys arnt on anyones buddy list.
(sniggers). McConnel has no friends 😀
Life is to short to use a pc. People, get a Mac already..
Talked to a guy in Ann Arbor who got one this morning. He deleted it. Still none here, but the internet is sure slow today.
My wife’s email gets every spam known to man, as well as chain letters, jokes, and beefcake pictures from her friends, usually with a couple dozen addresses attached, and none there either.
Thanks hacker. I wondered who put all that money in my savings account.
I better get one soon or RV will attack my “credibility”.
Joe:
I know what you mean. For some reason, I NEVER get any of these email messages. No spam at all, no virus emails. And no complaints at all.
-Toad.
Oh, and lest I get flamed:
That means no spam on either my 17″ iMac G4, my G3 Powerbook, my G3 All-in-one, or my 7200.
-Toad.
Thanks for dropping the other shoe there toadmaster.
I checked the yahoo account I use for stuff likely to generate spam, and although it was full as it always is every three days or so, no virus attachment mail was there.
Who here has found one of these in his or her mail today?
Question for friend who wants a cheap apple but needs usb..what was the first Mac model to have usb standard?
Silly question Joe. The original iMac of course.
Joe,
I believe the first USB Mac was the original Bondi iMac from ’98.
However, if you are recommending used Macs go for nothing older than the iMac DV (the Graphite can be had for around $400).
The reason for this is that your friend will want Firewire as well.
B
Joe,
I believe the first USB Mac was the original Bondi iMac from ’98.
However, if you are recommending used Macs go for nothing older than the iMac DV (the Graphite can be had for around $400).
The reason for this is that your friend will want Firewire as well.
B
thanks dave and beeble.
No virus emails today, and internet is normal.
Forgive my ignorance. I have an old PowerMac G3 (beige) and am still on macos8. I have been receiving hundreds of the mydoom e-mails on one of my aol addresses. Does this mean my mac is infected? I have heard that macs are immune. Can someone please explain this to me?
Sad Sad Sad….
I’m an happy Mac owner, but the stupidity of your comments (your as in all of you) is just sad.
Although I prefer Macs and Apple in general, you guys need to wake-up. the only reason why Macs are not affected is because there are too few of them. Why would a hacker spend time creating code to affect Macs when it represents such a small part of the computer park ? A Mac Worm Virus would be fairly ridiculous, wouldn’t it ? Imagine the headlines in the press:
<< A new Worm Virus is ravaging the Mac World… 56 computers infected !!!!>>
mmmmm… Wake up friends….
Ginette
One of the things this virus does when it raids the address book of an infected Windows machine is to take one of the addresses to use as the Sender ID. So your Mac is not infected, but a Windows PC belonging to someone who emails you is. Your Mac is immune to this virus, but you should delete all the infected emails anyway.
And Yves, there are more than 56 posters on this site alone. Do you think we all have multiple IDs that we post under, or are we all sharing 10 to a Mac? The general consensus is 25 million Macs in active use, 10 million of which run OSX, the rest run the older “Classic” MacOS. Not as big a target as Windows, but definitely big enough to cause a lot of disruption, especially to the same news media who would write your imaginary headline.
actually, I have received messages that my message to XXX (never heard of him) could not be delivered – or was blocked due to a virus infected attachment. Now how did this happen to me poor Mac user?
Any guesses?
We got a “you sent this virus” type message which worried me no end so thanks to Ginette for clearing that one up and all praise to Apple