Firms still unprepared for email viruses

January 2001

Businesses are still not prepared for the onslaught of the latest email viruses, security experts have claimed. Companies around the world have been struck by the Nimda worm, which targets Microsoft-based PCs and web servers.

It appears in a user's inbox with varied subject messages and an attachment called readme.exe. The virus uses multiple methods of infection via email, network shares and websites.

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