Computer Associates cautions computer users of multiple variants to the pervasive "I Love You" worm

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) is advising all computer users that more variants of the "I Love You" Worm have been detected and are in the wild. CA is expecting more potentially dangerous variants to arise over the weekend. As of Friday afternoon, seven variants have been detected including:

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In addition, the Worm and its variants also try to download a password stealer from one of four Websites in order to infiltrate machines. However, these locations have now been shut down and the password stealer can no longer be downloaded.

Users can get the latest information on this Worm and protect their computers immediately by downloading the latest signature file of CA`s leading antivirus solution, InoculateIT, at http://www.ca.com/virusinfo/. CA is offering free downloads of antivirus software for personal use at http://antivirus.ca.com/ and encourages computer users to take advantage of this offering.

"As more variants of this Worm arise, it is more important than ever before that clients remain alert throughout the weekend and ensure that they continually update their antivirus software," said Simon Perry, vice president, security solutions. "Since these variants can be extremely destructive, CA is proactively monitoring the situation on a 24x7 basis around the world and will continue to alert our clients and provide fixes on any new discoveries."

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