Google: ‘Fun And Interesting’ Worm Sent Out!

If you happen to subscribe to the Google Video Blog group, you'll want to run your antivirus software. Because the blog group, used to notify people of 'fun and interesting' videos sent out the 'fun and interesting' Kama Sutra worm. Just to make things 'fun and interesting'.

"On Tuesday evening, three posts were made to the Google Video Blog-group that should not have been posted," Google said in a statement, posted late Tuesday night.

"Some of these posts may have contained a virus called W32/Kapser.A@mm– a mass mailing worm. If you think you have downloaded this virus from the group or an e-mail message, we recommend you run your antivirus program to remove it," said the statement, which was attributed to the Google Video Team.

Malicious E-Mail

W32/Kasper.A@mm is better known as the Kama Sutra worm. Discovered in January of this year, it deletes files and registry keys on affected systems. It is blocked by most antivirus software.

Google uses its Video Blog group to let subscribers know when "interesting and fun" videos have been highlighted on the Google Video Blog. E-mail to the group's mailing list are posted by a handful of Google employees, called Google Video Team.

This team was responsible for sending out the malicious e-mail Tuesday night, said Gabriel Stricker, a Google spokesman.

So, if the 'fun and interesting' worm eats your hard drive, you can have a 'fun and interesting' time arguing with Google!