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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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