A worm has been discovered in the wild that can shut down Windows platforms and make the OS permanently unusable. The Melting Worm, known as Win32/Melting.worm, infects through Microsoft Outlook on Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT. It copies itself into a Windows directory as MeltingScreen.exe and remains in memory.
A worm has been discovered in the wild that can shut down Windows platforms and make the OS permanently unusable. The Melting Worm, known as Win32/Melting.worm, infects through Microsoft Outlook on...
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