E-mail worm bent only on destruction. Microsoft Won’t Issue Advance Kama Sutra Fix Until Feb. 14

A fast-spreading e-mail worm is raising alarms because its sole purpose is to obliterate the everyday working documents widely used by consumers, students and businesses.

The Kama Sutra worm — also referred to as Nyxem.E and Grew.A — is unnerving because, unlike other e-mail worms, it appears to be detached from any profit motive.

It is designed to destroy all Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint documents and Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop files on all hard drives connected to an infected PC.

By Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz, USA TODAY

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2006-01-30-email-virus_x.htm

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Microsoft Won’t Issue Advance Kama Sutra Fix

Infected PCs will be in danger on Friday. Microsoft said its next scheduled set of fixes–on Feb. 14–will detect and remove the worm

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