Accra (Greater Accra), 6th July 99 -

A new computer virus that destroys Macintosh and IBM compatible computers have found its way onto the internet.

A statement by the Ghana Consumer Association said the virus is 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 the file.

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".

It said it has been designed to work with Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

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

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