SHAMOON

[HINT: It's NOT A WHALE]

Yes, your PC could be under attack by "Shamoon", it's the latest....(clue: picture to the right) Trojan that usually targets businesses, Government websites, etc. but anything can happen so be on alert. This Trojan is a destructive little bugger which gets the data it wants off your PC, then destroys it's path leaving your PC DOA. Yes, this could very well be a format hard drive situation, as it corrupts or removes your Master Boot Record (MBR). As of this writing, the largest Anti-Virus companies are hard at work on SHAMOON, however, they have yet to discover what data it is after and relaying to a remote server.

UPDATE:

"Shamoon" is also labeled as "Disttrack" by other Anti-Virus software and Trend Micro reports it overwrites any Document, Picture, Video, or Music on the computer rendering them useless and unrepairable. It has been known to use the file names "Clean.exe" or "Dvdquery.exe".

'Nuff Said,

Brian