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  Worm Posing as Microsoft Update Moving Slowly
Time: 00:37 EST/05:37 GMT | News Source: Reuters | Posted By: Robert Stein

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A new computer worm masquerading as a software update from Microsoft Corp. is capable of deleting all files on the hard drive of an infected computer but has so far spread very slowly, an antivirus vendor said on Monday. The so-called ``Gigger'' worm is a low threat since so few computers have been infected, said Vincent Gullotto, senior research director for Network Associates Inc.'s Antivirus Response Team.

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