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 A new virus that exploits public fear of terrorism in the wake of the recent attacks has begun appearing in the United States.

The virus, known variously as W32.Vote and Troj_Vote, is a garden-variety mass mailer, except for two unique characteristics: It arrives with an executable attachment named WTC.exe that when launched attempts to reformat the machines C: drive.

It spreads by mailing itself to every name in the users Microsoft Outlook address book, and the e-mail carries a subject line of "FW: Peace between America and Islam." The body of the e-mail asks the recipient to vote on whether the United States should go to war.

Once executed, the virus attempts to delete some anti-virus files and then reformats the PCs C: drive.

Remember, the safest bet is not to open any email or attachments that you do not know the sender.