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Happy Birthday Virus Hits Burma
A computer virus, appearing as “Happy Birthday” on screens, has infected computer networks from government offices in Naypyidaw to internet cafés in Rangoon, according to IT technicians from a computer school in Burma.
Internet café users in Rangoon may unsuspectingly open a computer virus.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Many networks have temporarily closed to avoid the virus, said the technicians.
An IT technician from a private computer training school in Rangoon, KMD, told The Irrawaddy that the “Happy Birthday virus” had been attacking computer networks in Burma since mid-February.
The “Happy Birthday virus” has also hit computers in the new capital, Naypyidaw, say the technicians, adding that they had been contacted by the authorities to go to Naypyidaw to fix computers.
The virus is difficult to detect or remove by average computer users, said another technician.
“As soon as you boot up, you will see a ‘Happy Birthday’ message on your monitor,” he said. “It means your computer is under attack from the virus. It cannot be deleted or removed with Internet security software we have here.”
Source : THE IRRAWADDY