Today Ars Technica reports that W32.DeleteMusic, a new worm, will delete all MP3 files on your computer. The worm replicates across portable hard drives and flash media. “This isn’t the first time such a worm has gone after MP3 files. Nopir-B made its rounds some two years ago and posed as DVD copying software, according to security firm Sophos. When users tried to run it, Nopir-B scolded them for participating in piracy and proceeded to delete all MP3s from their computers. Similarly, last year’s Erazer trojan deleted not only MP3 files, but AVIs, MPEGs, WMVs, and ZIP files as well in a ‘crusade’ against piracy.”(1)
Watch yourselves and update your virus definitions and Ars Technica recommends that we also turn off auto-run features.
iron wil
Notes:
(1) Ars Technica, Average PC is a smorgasboard for a new MP3-eating trojan.
