New worm deletes *.mp3

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited August 2007 in Science & Tech
Known as W32.DeleteMusic by security outfit Symantec, this cunning little worm spreads via flash drive and deletes *.mp3 on the host machine. It's slow-moving and doesn't seem to have been engineered by the RIAA, but we're sure they're popping corks.

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  • ThelemechThelemech Victoria Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    Thanks for reporting on this! I have a ton of MP3 and various other audio files (luckily anything rare is in Flac) on a Windows machine and do not want to lose them - will keep on top of the developments of this nasty little bug.
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    Well then. I guess its a good thing I have backups and everything of mine is in wma anyhow.
  • ThelemechThelemech Victoria Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    airbornflght wrote:
    Well then. I guess its a good thing I have backups and everything of mine is in wma anyhow.

    ...backups galore over on this end - good heads up AF!!
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    I just wrote a custom fairly extensive script to back selected directories to a rar file. I thought about writing a guide, but it'll have to wait until i get free time (about 3 days when I quit my job) though I don't even know if anyone would be interested. It's fairly hands on, though I already did most of the hard work. I spent close to 7 hours getting everything to work right and doing the research.
  • ThelemechThelemech Victoria Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    airbornflght wrote:
    I just wrote a custom fairly extensive script to back selected directories to a rar file. I thought about writing a guide, but it'll have to wait until i get free time (about 3 days when I quit my job) though I don't even know if anyone would be interested. It's fairly hands on, though I already did most of the hard work. I spent close to 7 hours getting everything to work right and doing the research.

    I'd be interested :D --- as I am sure other backup fanatics would be!
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    I just like it because it's lightweight, only backs up what has been modified, and most importantly, it was free. The only problem is that it can't really do it in the background full time since it is executed through a batch file.

    My last day of work is tomorrow, so I'll try and type some stuff up and get screenshots/code into a usable guide, then throw it at keebs. I figured it'd be better to offer him a fully completed article this time since the last few times I promised him writing I failed because I got too busy.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    Cobian backup accomplishes the same thing (Full/XOR backups), runs as a scheduled task, and can operate silently.
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    Is it free?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    Yep.
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    I'll check it out. Though there is a certain satisfaction of making your own. And when are you going to give your sage advice in my thread?
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    /rename *.mp3 to *.media or even *.idontgiveaflying

    /load your favorite mediaplayer and play your music.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited August 2007
    "Do you download songs, son?"
    "No, dad, I just have 30 gigs of idontgiveaflyings"
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