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Australia bitten by Kournikova bug
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A WORLD-WIDE computer virus that tricks email recipients into thinking they are about to view a picture of glamour tennis player Anna Kournikova swept through Australia on Tuesday.
The virus, which earlier overwhelmed email services across the United States and Europe, was expected to hit tens of thousands of Australian computers users, said anti-virus research company Trend Micro.
Managing Director Kenny Liao said his company knew of at least 50,000 Australian computer users who had been hit.
At least 15 corporations in Australia had been hit severely, including a leading retailer, an information technology firm and several non-profit organizations, Liao said.
"If we look at the total number of users that have been reported to us and consider we are only contacting a small portion of the Australian population, the estimation would be more than 100,000," Liao said.
The virus had slowed down e-mail systems dramatically and threatened to spread as rapidly as last May's devastating "I Love You" virus, which caused tens of millions of dollars damage worldwide.
(SD-Agencies)
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