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Beware Of The JS.Gigger.A@mm Worm

By: (more) | Posted: Jan 11, 2002 11:58 pm

Symantec has released a warning on the JS.Gigger.A@mm Worm which is written in JavaScript and uses Microsoft Outlook and mIRC to spread. "It attempts to delete all files on the computer and to format drive C if the computer is successfully restarted." Read it for information on how to get rid of it should you be unlucky enough to get infected and always make sure that your virus protection is regularly updated and running.

 



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