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Worm jamming up Mac works

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A computer virus that may have been written by a Hong Kong user has hit Macintosh users.

The virus - 9805 AutoStart worm, or Desktop Print Spooler, attacks and corrupts files on Power Macintosh systems.

It was first discovered in April in Hong Kong and has since spread to Singapore and Taiwan, IT Daily reported.

There are only about 30 known viruses for the Macintosh, compared with thousands for DOS and Windows. No new Mac virus had been discovered for several years.

The virus is a 'worm', a self-contained and self-propagating program rather than one which attaches itself to another program.

The 9805 Autostart worm initially was spread through CDs using QuickTime's auto-play function.

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