Aug 8, 2007 one virus needs your attention. It is Worm.Mail.Win32.Zhelatin.fj. This virus sends spam slowing down the user's computer, occupying the bandwidth and even crashing the enterprise LAN.

The virus of today:

Name: Worm.Mail.Win32.Zhelatin.fj

Warning level: Dangerous

Category: Worm

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

This worm virus can run at WIN 9X/NT/2000/XP. This virus spreads through emails. It sends an email with an attachment. If the user open this attachment, the computer will get infected. The virus spam can 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.