[News] ILOVEYOU virus... | ANN.lu |
Posted on 04-May-2000 20:37 GMT by Christian Kemp | 23 comments View flat View list |
The media is being saturated with news reports on the latest "trojan" that spreads like crazy via some Windows-based mail software. Rather than repeating what has been said a thousand times elsewhere, I'll just comment on the fact that even Amigan professionals don't seem to be too secure (respectively, using the wrong software or not enough common sense)... I received a few copies of the message today. :)
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ILOVEYOU virus... : Comment 17 of 23 | ANN.lu |
Posted by Rick Riebs on 04-May-2000 22:00 GMT | In reply to Comment 15 (colin wilson): Well, one hopes that this dude's message was written with tongue firmly planted in cheek, since it's pretty ridiculous on its face. The 'doze virus experts agree that it was in fact a very simple, almost primitive, virus to make, however insidious the design. What I thought was cool about it (in a black-hearted way), was how it not only e-mailed itself to everyone in one's address book but ALSO used mIRC to propogate itself across IRC. Very clever. Still, this was a direct shot at M$ and the childishly simple ways to infect and damage systems with their own software. I hope the AI braintrust is paying close attention so that (A) this kind of thing can't be done to the new OS, and (B) they realize that there's a world screaming for a user-friendly, bulletproof and secure OS out there. Let's get it done, guys! |
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