[Cindy]

Thanks for the heads up Kyla.
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http://news.com.com/Zotob+worm+hits+Windows+users/2100-7349_3-5832849.html?tag=nefd.pop

"Zotob worm hits Windows users"
Published: August 15, 2005, 4:30 AM PDT
By Reuters


ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""The latest virus drops a copy of itself into the Windows system folder as BOTZOR.EXE and modifies the system's host file in the infected user's computer to prevent the user getting online assistance from antivirus web sites, Trend Micro added.

It can also connect to a specific Internet relay chat server and give hackers remote control over affected systems, which can be used to infect other unpatched machines in a network and slow down the network performance."

[Godzilla]

Zotob worm hits Windows users

Typing on my Mac, smiling.......