If you thought the 'love bug' was bad, just wait

[William Knowles <wk () C4I ORG>]

http://shns.scripps.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=SUPERVIRUS-05-07-00&cat=II

By JASON BURKE and NICK PATON WALSH
London Observer Service
May 07, 2000

- You sit at your desk, park your coffee next to your mouse, fire up
your computer and click to check your e-mail. And in that one tiny
movement, before you have even looked to see if there are any
suspicious messages, it could be too late.

Just by clicking on your "Get Mail" you could have turned your PC into
a pile of useless plastic. It is every computer user's worst nightmare
_ and it's coming soon to a screen near you. Brace yourself for the
supervirus.

Meanwhile, the "love bug" has given us all a taste of what could be
coming. Though its creator must be concerned about the police knocking
on his door within hours, he must also be feeling fairly pleased with
himself. The virus he set loose on the world on Thursday has already
caused millions of dollars' worth of damage, more than any other virus
or hacking attack since the dawn of cyberhistory.

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