Ben Obrien 10NICT

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6th November

The ‘Yaha.K’ Email VirusThe spread of the Windows e-mail worm, called

Yaha.K, has led anti-virus firms to classify it as a high risk.

The virus has now been reported in 100 countries, predominantly in the UK and the Netherlands, according to Message Labs which scans messages for viruses.

It spreads by e-mailing itself to everyone in your address book. It may also try to shut down anti-virus programs.

Computer users are being advised to delete any suspect e-mails they receive, as well as updating their anti-virus software.

Fake FBI Virus Catches UsersAn email was going around in America that claimed it

was from the FBI. It claimed that the person who the mail was sent to had been visiting illegal sites and the FBI had detected it.

It asked them to complete a questionnaire and return the email with it.

Once the person had opened the questionnaire attachment, they would be infected by the virus.

As soon as it was opened it would plunder your email address in order to send itself to other victims.

‘Fizzer’ Virus The mass-mailing worm, dubbed Fizzer,

was rapidly infecting computers using the Windows operating system in Asia, Europe and the US. Experts said it was a complex virus which can disable anti-virus software, steal passwords typed on a keyboard and even open a back door to a computer. People were advised to update their anti-virus software and be wary of e-mails from unknown sources.