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(REUTERS) E-mail worm pretends to have spy satellite images

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20 (Reuters) - A new e-mail worm has
surfaced that purports to show screensavers of U.S. spy
satellite pictures of Iraq or animations that are either
patriotic or that mock President Bush, a computer security
company warned on Thursday.
The worm, dubbed Ganda-A, spreads by sending itself to
e-mail addresses on an infected machine and tries to disable
anti-virus and other security software and infect certain files
on the hard disk, according to Sophos.
Ganda, which does not appear to be spreading and is rated
low risk, sends e-mail in English or Swedish. It is signed by
"Uncle Roger in Hornsand, Sweden," who complains in a message
about being discriminated against in the Swedish school system,
Sophos said.
Subject lines include: "Spy pics," "GO USA!!!!," "G.W Bush
animation," and others like "Catlover," and "Disgusting
propaganda."
Ganda also sends a message in Swedish to e-mail addresses
apparently belonging to Swedish journalists, Sophos said.
After the Sept. 11 attacks, a worm circulated that tricked
computer users by pretending to contain images of the World
Trade Center attack.
((Reporting by Elinor Mills Abreu: editing by Michael Miller;
Reuters Messaging: [e-mail];
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REUTERS
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