Google's social network was attacked by a virus

Community created by Google Orkut social network under attack computer virus, ' worm ', reports The Register.

The virus, which was a Portuguese language, attach a small program to profile users of Orkut, which is then sent out letters to friends of victims.

Users infected with the virus will automatically be included in the community Infectatos pelo Virus do Orkut ( rough translation from Portuguese - ' Infected Virus Orkut'). In total, this group includes more than 655,000 people. It is assumed that not all of them became members of the community because of the attacks ' worm ', and some joined in the group on their own.

It is reported that within a few hours of Google programmers fix the bug that allowed the virus to spread.

Social network Orkut appeared in 2004. From October 2006 to join her new users no longer need a special invitation. Originally, the creators of Orkut oriented to the North American market, but the most popular service is purchased in Brazil.