New computer bug 'under control'
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New computer bug 'under control' |
| The virus, christened NewLove, has infected thousands of computers around the world over the past two days. It is hard to detect because it is carried by e-mails with a random subject line. But it has failed to achieve the disruption caused by the Love Bug because many companies have been able to block infected e-mails.
The BBC's Nick Bryant is in Washington. |
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US Attorney General Janet Reno: 'The worm is transmitted when the user opens an e-mail attachment' |
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The new strain |
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James Adams of iDefense: "The next generation is already being accessed on the web" |
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