[Am-info] E-mail virus picks up speed

[Erick Andrews]

On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 20:56:21 -0600, Roy Bixler wrote:

>On Thu, Jan 02, 2003 at 08:42:45PM -0500, Erick Andrews wrote:
>> Ho, hum.  Aren't you glad you don't use Windows?
>> 
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2621419.stm
>> 
>> The virus is a version of the Yaha worm which first appeared in
>> February.
>
>The nicest part of this article is the beginning:
>
>    A new virus which first appeared just before Christmas is
>    infecting thousands of computers across the world.
>
>    The spread of the Windows e-mail worm, called Yaha.K, has led
>    anti-virus firms to classify it as a high risk.
>
>They actually explicitly mention that it's a Windows virus.  They
>didn't mention that in past articles, so it's nice to see it now.  I
>hope they make it a regular pattern to mention the platform the virus
>needs in order to spread.
>

Actually, I think the "Beeb" has been getting better.  

Actually, I think many papers/rags have been getting better over 
the past year about putting the problem where it's deserved.

Actually, I've been talking here and there (not too heavy) with
folks over the past several months...oh...like the coffee shop, the
family, the friends...and I get this fuzzy feeling (without provocation)
that they don't like Windows anymore.  

Actually, I recall some old saying that if you give a man enough rope,
he'll hang himself. < g>

Y'know, even Henry with his Model-T's had some competition.

-- 
Erick Andrews