'suicidal' Malware: Infects, Hides, Kills Itself

deary65

UOTE
The latest threat to intellectual property comes in the shape of malicious software (malware) that is capable of infecting a computer, hiding itself until the user accesses specific files or Web sites -- in order to steal files or passwords -- and then deleting any trace of itself...the vast majority of new malware uses "some type of stealth" or anti-forensic technology in an attempt to remain undetected before, during and after an attack...techniques used not only include 'the obvious ones' such as encryption and rootkits but also "compression bombs" -- which are compressed files that try to make life difficult for forensic tools by attempting to expand to an infinite size when executed...
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/print.htm?TYPE=story&AT=39265027-2000061744t-10000005c

debeast

Sneaky
But if you have AV, Firewall, Ad-aware, Spybot. And don't use internet Explorer.
Chances are you will never get anything to worry about

/beastie