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HELSINKI (Reuters)-Computer virus writers started to use raging European

storms on Friday to attack thousands of computers in an unusual real-time

assault, head of research at Finnish data security firm F-Secure told

Reuters.



The virus, which the company named "Storm Worm," is sent to hundreds of

thousands of e-mail addresses globally, with the e-mail's subject line

saying "230 dead as storm batters Europe."



The attached file contains the so-called malware that can infiltrate

computer systems.



"What makes this exceptional is the timely nature of the attack," Mikko

Hypponen, head of research at F-Secure said.



Hypponen said thousands of computers around the world, most in private use,

had been affected.



He said most users would not notice the malware, or trojan, which creates a

back door to the computer that can be exploited later to steal data or to

use the computer to post spam.



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