ACCRA, Ghana (PANA) - A new computer virus, which is more dangerous than 'Melissa' and destroys Macintosh and IBM compatible computers, has found its way on the internet.

A statement by the Ghana Consumer Association in Accra said the virus was very dangerous and there is no remedy for it.

A message received by the association from its counterpart in South Africa cautioned computer users that the virus, Wobbler, is more dangerous than the "Melissa" virus.

It said "if you receive a file called "California", do not open it. The file contains the 'WOBBLER' virus."

Another report released by IBM last Sunday said "a very sick individual has succeeded in using the reformat function from Norton Utilities, causing it to completely erase all documents on the hard drive."

The report added that it has been designed to work with Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

It describes the virus as a "new, very malicious virus" adding that not many people know about it at this time.