NIMDA.e Worm Variant

1999–2004November 1, 2001Macs Only!Security
is back and infecting Windows servers again according to this PC World article. [Dana Baggett] From Symantec:

    "This is a Windows specific worm/virus and cannot infect a Macintosh. Since this is a worm/virus that can be email based, a Macintosh user could pass on the worm/virus through the infected email, by forwarding it to a Windows user.

    NOTE: If your Macintosh has a shared network drive that can be accessed by a PC that is infected with Nimda, that drive can be filled with infected files, leaving you with less available space on the shared drive. To protect your Macintosh systems, you may want to disconnect any shared network drives until you are sure that your network is no longer infected with the Nimda worm/virus."

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