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
12 OctTroj/PWS-AUF
12 OctTroj/Agent-HWU
12 OctTroj/Dwnldr-HIY
12 OctTroj/FakeAV-EP
12 OctTroj/Gamania-CJ
12 OctTroj/Poison-AG
12 OctTroj/Agent-HTL
12 OctW32/AutoRun-LH
12 OctW32/AutoRun-LI
Source: Sophos
Top troublemakers
1Troj/Agent
2Troj/Pushdo
3W32/Netsky
4Troj/Dropr
5Mal/Iframe
6=W32/Traxg
6=Troj/Clagger
7W32/Mytob
8W32/MyDoom
9W32/Bagle
Source: Sophos
Top hoaxes
1Hotmail hoax
2A virtual card for you
3Meninas da Playboy
4Olympic torch
5MSN is closing down
6Bonsai kitten
7Justice for Jamie
8Budweiser frogs screensaver
9Bill Gates fortune
10Heart attacks and warm water
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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