This virus, while not malicious, can slow down your machine and is extremely infectious. For more information, and to download a cleaner, please see the AutoStart Worm report at Macintouch's Special Reports page.
Viruses are computer programs written with malicious intent.
Some are fairly harmless, while others can do extensive damage. These can programs can spread in two main ways, via the boot sector of a disk or by traveling along with executable files. The virus may also be programmed to only operate at certain times, so as not to attract suspicion. These viruses spread whenever you boot your computer. If you boot from an infected floppy or removable disk, the virus tries to install itself on your hard drive.