The Nimda virus was discovered on September 18th and is deemed "high risk". It can infect unprotected users of Windows 9x/2000/NT/ME. The virus is received via e-mail in a file titled "README.EXE" or via websites in a file titled "README.EML".
For complete information on the Nimda virus, visit
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/[email protected]
or
http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/vir...t.asp?cid=2444