Worm warning: Supova doesn't believe in God

KaZaA users warned of atheist worm...

NEWS Anti-virus firm Symantec is warning users of the popular KaZaA file-sharing network to beware of a new worm which attempts to spread by posing as tempting files. Called Supova, the worm attempts to delete main Windows system files. It also tries to spread itself via MSN messenger, but fails to work. The worm can come under the guise of any number of different file names, but users must have the KaZaA file-sharing software in place to be at risk. The worm only affects Windows users. Seemingly spurred on by anti-religious sentiment, the worm displays a message which reads "Religion is war!!" after it has deleted files and then tries to launch a denial of service attack against a number of religious websites.

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