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Blackworm: those who forget the past...
From: TheGesus <thegesus () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 07:55:27 -0500
Michelangelo Fiasco: a Historical Timeline http://vmyths.com/rant.cfm_id=288&page=4.htm --8<-- 3/6/92: AP reporter Bart Ziegler files a scathing newswire: "The day of techno-doom turned out to be a dud... For days, news media relayed forecasts of impending doom from Michelangelo. The story had all the right elements: a mysterious invader with a sexy name that could cause havoc by a definite deadline in machines relied upon by millions. The reports often failed to mention that many projections of potential damage were provided by companies that make anti-viral software and stood to benefit from the scare. "One source was John McAfee of McAfee Associates, the largest seller of virus-killing programs. McAfee was widely quoted as saying Michelangelo had infected up to 5 million computers worldwide. Asked Friday whether he had overstated the case, he said the low rate of actual Michelangelo damage was due partly to precautions so many PC users took." -->8-- They fail to mention McAfee IPO'd his company shortly after the Michelangelo hype-a-thon. I'm sure the press releases for February 4th, 2006 are already written and draw the same conclusion Johnny McAfee did above. Maybe the press will be nicer this time around. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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