[Am-info] Bugbear virus continues worldwide spread

[Erick Andrews]

The viruses are getting more sophisticated.  I'd heard of this but didn't
know what it did.  I'm glad the piece mentions the platform:

"Bugbear also seeks out and destroys computer security software, leaving users
 vulnerable to all other viruses as well. 

"The virus exploits a flaw in the Microsoft Windows operating systems. Bugbear contains
 it own email engine, so it can infect and spread from machines not running Microsoft
 Outlook. "  [...but I think they must be running Windows -- EA]

See:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,804689,00.html

-- 
Erick Andrews