Read below for the latest on this worm, and for info on determining whether your computer has been affected and on protecting your computer from future attacks. Safe computing practices are mandatory in today's technological world. A worm is a kind of computer virus able to replicate itself.
Viruses are often malicious and contain instructions to cause problems on computers.
UITS is continually scanning for the worm on IU mail servers, so your system is less likely to become infected. This simple advice will remove the worm-infected document and stop it from spreading. To be infected you have to open the attachment. Computer viruses and worms present a significant threat to you and to IU's network. We need 100 percent protection against these attacks.