Security Threat: w32.Mytob Worm
Posted at 3:28pm on Friday, June 17th

A new mass-emailing worm has spawned many new variants in the past few days. Symantec has an updated list of the most recent threats, along with removal instructions. More information can be found here:

W32.Mytob.FP@mm is a mass-mailing worm that opens a back door and lowers security settings on the compromised computer.

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP