These instructions came from the Mcafee Virus Information Page:

W32/Jitux.worm

-- Update 31st December 2003 --
This threat is considered to be a Low-Profiled risk due to media attention at:

http://www.web-user.co.uk/news/47502.html

This detection is for a worm intended to propagate via MSN Messenger instant messaging. The worm is written in Visual Basic.
It propagates by sending messages to the MSN messenger contact list. The messages contain a link to the worm itself:
http://www.home.no/( removed )/jituxramon.exe
When the link is clicked, the worm is downloaded to the target machine.
Note: at the time of writing the the worm was unavailable from this URL.

Indications of Infection

Receipt of a MSN messenger message containing a link to the worm as detailed above.

Removal Instructions

All Users:
Use specified engine and DAT files for detection and removal.
Modifications made to the system Registry and/or INI files for the purposes of hooking system startup, will be successfully removed if cleaning with the recommended engine and DAT combination (or higher).
Additional Windows ME/XP removal considerations

Aliases

Win32/HLLW.Retgeek (GeCAD)

minnie the pink

I don't have MSN messenger, but I think that several people here do.


I just can't understand why someone would want to create havoc with these worms/virus thingys. It must be some kind of a power trip for them.

If anyone receives an email with the subject: "Got a postcard Hit Yaaa!!!!!",
DO NOT CLICK ON THE URL.

It is a "bomb" and if you send it out, it will send 50 copies to everyone you send it to. It is from www rodneyanonymous com/ecards. There is more to the URL but this is how it begins.

It's not a virus so it doesn't harm your computer, but it can make you angry, and it ties up the servers that have to process all the emails.