Aug 11, 2007 one virus needs your attention. It is Worm.Mail.Win32.Warezov.eu. This virus spreads through email and ICQ.

The virus of today:

Name: Worm.Mail.Win32.Warezov.eu

Warning level: Dangerous

Category: Worm

Affected System: WIN 9X/NT/2000/XP

The virus will automatically search the files on a user's computer, extract e-mail addresses, and send mails to these e-mail addresses. If other users open the mail attachments, their computers will be infected. The virus spam will slow down the computers, occupy the network bandwidth and may even cause the collapse of the local area network(LAN).

Anti-virus experts suggest that computer users take the following measures to protect against this virus:

Do not open suspicious mail and suspicious websites; turn off or delete unnecessary system services; patch the system in a timely manner as many viruses spread by taking advantage of the system exploits or vulnerabilities; install anti-virus software for real-time monitoring and protection; Open auto-protect function when accessing to the internet; Install personal firewall to prevent the loss of  password; Set up a complicated password for the administrators account.