The cyber security sleuths have suggested a host of countermeasures and defences to beat 'Beebone' attacks.

"Exercise caution while using external/removable storage devices, disable autorun functionality in Windows, keep up to date patches and fixes on the operating system and application software, do not visit untrusted websites, keep up to date anti-virus and anti-spyware signatures at desktop and gateway level, use strong passwords and also enable password policies and avoid downloading pirated software," are some of the security features recommended by the agency to Internet and computer users in the country.

For computer technology geeks, the agency has put out the names of aliases acquired by the virus.

Some of them are-- Trojan.Win32.Jorik.Fareit.qru (Kaspersky), W32/Autorun.worm.aaeh!gen (McAfee), W32/VobFus-BX (Sophos), Trojan horse ( Symantec), Trojan-FBZZ! 41E0B7088DD9 (McAfee), Trojan.Win32.SelfDel.aqhh (Kaspersky), Trojan.Win32.Jorik.Fareit.qsl (Kaspersky), Beebone-FMQ! 039FA2520D97 (McAfee), W32.Changeup! gen40 (Symantec) and Worm.Win32.Vobfus.dxpf (Kaspersky).

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