Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 01:18:27 05/06/00
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On May 05, 2000 at 20:16:35, Frederic Friedel wrote: >Dear friends, > >On Thursday a Philippine schoolboy sent out an email message containing the "I >love you virus". Within 24 hours this program had spread all around the world, >clogging Internet mailing systems, deleting files and causing maybe a billion >dollars of damage. Today we are being swamped by clones. CBS just reported that >more than ten million computers have now been infected. > >What to do? In the media experts have been quick to offer bad or useless advice. >Nobody mentions a simple, quick-fix solution which can implemented in just a few >minutes. I have posted the details at > >http://www.chessbase.com/vcure/ > >The page also contains a tiny program (159 bytes) that allows you to test >whether the solution works on your system. If it does you are safe from the >ILoveYou virus or any of the thousands of clones we are going to see in the next >weeks and months. Thank you for your advice concerning protection against the dreaded virus, even though I still don't understand why anyone would want to open an unknown attachment. I removed the scripting host on my machine to avoid the consequences of a lapse in concentration. Sincerely, Mogens
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