Mac News Today
Special Report: The Melissa Virus
March 1999
- Virus: Melissa, the day
after, PC World, 3/31
"It's meaningless to put a number on this when it's as big of a problem as this." - Virus: Exec
turns cybersleuth to find Melissa creator, Detroit News,
3/31
"Smith has found clues linking a teen-age boy with the creation of 'Melissa,' one of the fastest spreading computer viruses in history." - Virus: Melissa
spawns more offspring, ZDNet, 3/31
"Anti-virus experts expect the variant strains to continue over the next several weeks before they die down." - Virus: Melissa, the day
after, PC World, 3/31
"It's meaningless to put a number on this when it's as big of a problem as this." - Virus: Exec
turns cybersleuth to find Melissa creator, Detroit News,
3/31
"Smith has found clues linking a teen-age boy with the creation of 'Melissa,' one of the fastest spreading computer viruses in history." - Virus: CERT
advisory on Melissa virus, updated as new information comes
in
"This virus can not send mail on systems running MacOS; however, the virus can be stored on MacOS." - Virus: What does Melissa mean for Mac users?, MacCentral, 3/30
- Virus: Melissa
virus traced to AOL account, Seattle Times, 3/30
"...he denied he's responsible, maintaining that someone hijacked his identity. " - Virus: Melissa
mutates into more destructive variants, ZDNet, 3/29
"It's like these guys - the virus writers - are trying to one-up each other." - Virus: Melissa
virus panic attack, Salon, 3/29
"The real problem lies with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft's whole design philosophy." - Virus: Everyone's talking about
Melissa, Macinsite, 3/29
Melissa can't infect Macs, but could send you spam. - Virus: "Melissa" email virus outbreak, MacTimes, 3/27
"If that document is opened and the [Word] macro virus is allowed to run, it is possible for it to send e-mail to a number of other users."
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