Web Worm

Hmmm, let me guess: this worm only targets Windows users, who also use Internet Explorer and/or Outlook. I see a better solution in my crystal ball: stop using Windows!

That is all

The New York Times > Technology > Web Worm Spreads, Slowing Online Search Sites:

A fast-spreading computer worm that uses Web search sites to find victims made a broad assault on computers worldwide on Monday, causing problems for Google Inc. on the day it offered new details about its initial public offering, security experts said.

The spread of the worm, a variant of an Internet attack called MyDoom, was blamed for sporadic outages and slowdowns on Google -- the most popular search engine -- as well as the search sites of Yahoo and AltaVista.

The new MyDoom worm searches victims' computers as well as Internet search engines for e-mail addresses, and propagates itself by sending an infected file to the addresses it finds, security researchers said.