Yo! Kat wanted to get your attention – if you’re a Windows user (or know of any). If you know much about her, you know that she’s been doing Malware removal for about six years now. She’s been a Microsoft MVP for the past three years in Windows Security. Security is a passion of hers, so you really need to pay attention to this word of warning.

There is a new and very serious Worm that has been unleashed. Gimmiv.A will drop three files, and then start up a service on unpatched systems. It will also drop and load a few .DLLs onto the machine. The worm will collect system information from the compromised computer, collect passwords from the Windows protected storage and Outlook Express passwords cache, and post collected details to a remote host.

If you are using any Windows systems, I strongly urge you to log into your Windows update today and apply all critical updates. As always, you can check out my Security recommendations, or read another article I wrote explaining many ways you can stay protected.

Please spread the word?