Rare breed of demon is spreading rapidly through the World Wide Web. Some dismiss it as yet another computer virus, while some spiritual leaders have denounced the Internet as the playground of the Great Evil, and have admonished their followers to unplug from the 'Net.Known as a "text/devil," it is widely regarded as one of the minor demons in Satan's army. One religious expert had this to say:
Text/devils maintain their dominion over pages and documents that have fallen into evil ways. Before the age of the Internet, text/devils were largely restricted to underground newsletters and other printed documents, but were unable to gain a larger domain.
With the advent of the Internet, text/devils are now able to roam freely from website to website, infecting the servers and computers of Web surfers at an astonishing rate. Once a minor demon and a small problem for mankind, the text/devil may yet prove to be a formidable enemy of the powers of goodness on the Internet in our age.
People who browse the Web using Microsoft's Internet Explorer are likely to receive no warnings that their computer is downloading, and subsequently infected by, a text/devil. Users of Mozilla-based web browsers will receive a dialog box (see below) prompting them whether or not to download a text/devil infected file. These users are urged to cancel the download, not only to protect their own computers but to slow the rate of spread of these minor demons.
There is currently no anti-virus program that can clean up a text/devil infection, and neither McAfee nor Symantec could be reached for further comment. Microsoft has not issued any critical updates that could patch the Internet Explorer program to prevent transmission of the text/devils, and has no such patch in the works, according to a Microsoft spokeswoman.
