More on Doom, the Computer Worm

Greg Parmer, Alabama Extension technology master specialist, said he has encountered only a small percentage of infected computers on Extension’s network. That’s the good news. The bad news is that those that are infected have been quite active in their attempts to spread. Everyone needs to be sure their virus definitions are up to date (McAfee's definition file, v4319 is dated 1/27/2004). Also be suspicious of unexpected attachments via e-mail. The worm/virus re-writes the “From” address, which means it could show up in your mailbox from someone you know. It also spreads via peer-to-peer file-sharing programs – yet another reason to abstain from sharing copyrighted materials such as music and movies using Kazaa or similar software.