Word: worm
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...Klez worm copies itself to the Windows system directory and then creates a registry key to point to itself so that it is loaded during startup...
...worm is a “mass-mailer” that sends itself to randomly selected addresses from the user’s address book in Outlook, Eudora and certain versions of Internet Explorer...
...worm is made even more confusing because both the subject line of its e-mail and the file attachment vary as well, and the extension is usually...
...Klez worm has spread rapidly because, on some systems, it is able to self-launch itself when an infected e-mail is viewed using Outlook, Internet Explorer versions 5.0 and 5.5 or Eudora; it is not necessary to open the attachment itself...
Students who think that they may have been infected are advised to run a virus scan before contacting HASCS. Information on how to remove the worm is available at the McAfee Security website...