Current Virus Information

Important: We are seeing weekly outbreaks on Windows-based systems in our department. If you are running any version of Windows and are connected to our network, then you must run up-to-date anti-virus software, which you can do at no cost to you. (An outbreak on your computer disrupts not only you: it adversely affects many of our users, and the entire department may be permanently blacklisted by servers around the world if machines here contribute to an epidemic.)
Latest virus alerts
17 MayTroj/FakeAle-BJ
17 MayTroj/HideProc-M
17 MayTroj/Traf-A
17 MayTroj/FakeVir-BE
17 MayW32/Sality-AM
17 MayW32/Sality-AO
17 MayTroj/Zapchas-EA
17 MayLUA/Button-B
17 MayMal/EncPk-DT
Source: Sophos
Top troublemakers
1Troj/Pushdo
2W32/Netsky
3Mal/Iframe
4W32/Mytob
5W32/MyDoom
6W32/Nyxem
7W32/Bagle
8W32/Sality
9W32/Zafi
10W32/Lovgate
Source: Sophos
Top hoaxes
1Hotmail hoax
2A virtual card for you
3Olympic torch
4MSN is closing down
5Be My Valentine
6Meninas da Playboy
7Bonsai kitten
8Bill Gates fortune
9Budweiser frogs screensaver
10Justice for Jamie
Source: Sophos
 

Useful information, along with detection/removal instructions, as well as special removal tools, are available from the following websites:


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