Porn Virus Hits Over a Half Million Users

Surfing porn sites has an added danger lately. Over a half a million computers have already picked up some Malware (malicious software) a.k.a. the "Kama Sutra" worm.

Malware is also sometime referred to as scumware.

According to Silicom.com:

"A new email worm that spreads under the guise of pornographic content has jumped to the top of the worldwide virus charts.

When run on a Windows PC, the worm copies itself to shared network locations and sends itself to email addresses found on the target computer. The pest includes a timed attack that attempts to disable antivirus and firewall software and delete certain files - including Office documents - on the third day of the month, according to antivirus software vendor F-Secure.

The worm, dubbed W32/Nyxem-E by F-Secure, arrives attached to an email message. It uses a variety of subject lines, including "School girl fantasies gone bad". The body text also varies but it can include references to the Kama Sutra, the ancient Sanskrit book with pictures and explanations about different sexual positions."

For the full alert from Silicon.com read:

'Porn' virus worms its way into 510,000 systems

With the potential of having your address book compromised, this worm might cause some embarasment depending on what is mailed out from your ID.

Porn sites are notorious for downloading scumware on systems. Should one to choose to view these sites, it is highly recommended you have the best protection available.