Hackers exploit Potter-mania around the globe as they claim teenage wizard is dead
With just weeks remaining until the release of the last ever Harry Potter novel, and the imminent premiere of the fifth movie in the franchise, Sophos has warned of a new computer worm exploiting Potter-mania around the world.
The W32/Hairy-A worm spreads by copying itself onto USB memory sticks, posing as a copy of the eagerly-anticipated novel "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".
Windows users who allow affected flash drives to 'autorun' are automatically infected by the worm when it is attached to their PC. A file called
HarryPotter-TheDeathlyHallows.doc
can be found in the root directory of infected USB drives. Inside the Word document file is the simple phrase "Harry Potter is dead."
Jun 29, 2007
Hairy Harry Potter worm targets USB memory drives
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