Google Accidentally Sends Virus

Google accidentally transmitted a virus on their Google Videos mailing list with W32/Kapser.A@mm. Atleast 3 emails containing this virus have been posted on the mailing list which approximately has about 50,000 subscribers.

Google is brushing up saying: If you think you have downloaded this virus from the group or an email message, we recommend you run your antivirus program to remove it

W32/Kapser.A@mm is a mass mailing virus and is designed to delete selected files on specific date. This virus first made its public appearance on 16 January 2006 and spreads through e-mail attachments designed to entice users to open the attachments and thereby execute the worm.

All of us are exposed to such potential threats. I use Clamwin to defend myself. What do you use ?

This post was published by on November 10, 2006

About the Author: Thilak Rao works as a Social Media Expert. He is one of the first professional bloggers from India, and he loves to write, travel and click photos. Follow him on Twitter @thilak

  • http://stevenbao.com Steven Bao

    It seems that Google is having more problems every single day, right? Disappointing.

  • http://www.WiseTome.com/splat Vyoma

    Things are really getting me a bit worried. Some of the things I heard over at the Google Adsense Groups and now this particular news, makes me get the feel that Google is going against their ‘Do no Evil’ policy by invovling in ‘heavy handed tactics’.

  • http://stevenbao.com Steven Bao

    Agreed Vyoma, Google is definitely breaking their Don’t be Evil motto with its recent happenings.

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Yeah, Such negligence should never happen, They have some responsibility

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Steven: Didn’t you read Uncyclopedia ?

  • http://snarfed.org/ Ryan

    agreed, this is negligent, but accidents happen. since when are accidents and negligence the same thing as being evil?

  • http://www.wisetome.com/splat Vyoma

    Negligence alone does not contend for being called evil. The term is more often used when they consistently use ‘heavy handed’ approach in many cases – when they use their power of being the huge corporation – that is the point.