Web search engine company Yahoo was one of the firms infected by the Nimda, company spokesman Kevin Timmons confirmed. But Attorney General John Ashcroft has said there is no evidence linking the worm to last week's attacks. Several researchers noted that the first reports of the worm came almost exactly a week after the twin terrorist attacks in Washington and New York. Nimda appears to combine the worst characteristics of this summer's Code Red Virus and those of "I Love You," "Melissa" and other e-mail viruses that have plagued PC users for the past couple of years, reports CBS News Computer Consultant Larry Magid.Įxperts implored computer users to update their anti-virus software and visit Microsoft's Web site to download protective software before reading their e-mail or visiting other Web sites. ![]() ![]() It has caused Web sites across the world to shut down. ![]() Nimda, which is "Admin" spelled backward, targets Windows-based servers and computers.
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