But its for your own good.
Trust us, we’re from the government.
What’s all this about seeking written consent? How many/few people are affected and where does the government plan on contacting them in writing?
I just went to CNET and found a McAffee “stinger” executable that is a free download (and suggested NOT to be a replacement for continuing virus scanning software) to remove Coreflood and other known viruses.
Systamec also grades the threat as low (not sure if that’s just because for now the servers are down).
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2002-112912-2439-99