PRIORITY: ELEVATED to CRITICAL
UPDATE: The Zotob MS05-039 worm may be the most recent virus that has gone global, hitting Windows 2000 desktops at CNN, ABC, the New York Times, and many others. The virus is spreading around the world rapidly as compromised systems become bots and propagate the worm, with reported epidemic outbreaks in Germany and China. Many networks have been cut-off from the Internet and quarantined in an attempt to prevent infection.Some systems security experts are saying that this is a new, different worm altogether and says it is one of the fastest-spreading infections in history. If you suspect your system maybe at risk, Microsoft gives you some important infromation. System security giant Symantec has W32.Zotob.D removal instructions. Symantec has lowered the threat to eleveated, granted your systems is up-to-date.
This has is unfortunately a severe example of what happens when your systems are not updated frequently. If you haven't yet done so, please visit Windows Update as soon as possible
The Zotob virus appeared shortly after the Microsoft warned of three newly found "critical" security flaws in its software, including one that could allow attackers to take complete control of a computer. The virus takes advantage of users who failed to update their computers last week after the discovery of security flaws in the Windows systems.
The latest worm exploits security holes in Microsoft's Windows 95, 98, ME, NE, 2000 and XP platforms and can give computer attackers remote access to affected systems. More information at RedHerring.
Systems with strong firewalls and that are up-to-date on the latest updates are not as risk. Again, make sure to go to Windows Update to patch your computer with the most recent fixes. Also make sure to update your anti-virus and firewall software.
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