Kama Sutra Worm, Feb 3 Payload

In case you haven't picked this up in the news, some experts warn that the worm dubbed Kama Sutra, also known as Nyxem.E, Blackworm, W32/MyWife.d and Blackmail.E will "attack" February 3. The worm was released in Janaury and the attack is actually the payload activated on the 3rd of each month.

This worm has the following details:

- Spreads through network shares
- Sends itself to email addresses
- Uses the subject lines "the best videoclip ever", "school girl fantasies gone bad", and "give me a kiss"
- Attempts to disable antivirus and firewall software
- Will delete documents
- Accesses a web counter to track itself
- Installs an ActiveX Control using a forged digital signature

Here is an original article and a more recent article. More information about Kama Sutra can be found at:

F-Secure: Nyxem.E