RE: Virus costs skyrocket (CNN)

From: Kuo, Jimmy (Jimmy_Kuo@private)
Date: Tue Sep 04 2001 - 12:00:22 PDT

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    Sircam is not an Outlook virus either.  It uses SMTP and finds victims
through your internet cache files as well as Outlook.

Jimmy

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Greg KH [SMTP:greg@private]
> Sent:	Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:08 AM
> To:	Zot O'Connor
> Cc:	u-pass-ops@private-pass.org; Crime List
> Subject:	Re: Virus costs skyrocket (CNN)
> 
> On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 10:22:18AM -0700, Zot O'Connor wrote:
> > http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/08/31/technology/wires/virus_re/
> > 
> > 
> > Virus costs skyrocket 
> > 
> > Coping with computer attacks tops $10 billion August 31, 2001: 5:52 p.m.
> > ET
> 
> How many of those on the list were due to Outlook viruses?  All but 1.
> I think I know what I would do if I was in charge of a mail system at a
> company :)
> 
> And that other 1 is due to IIS, which again is easy to replace...
> 
> greg k-h

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