I will never understand why people feel they have to dream up viruses. Viruses cause too much anxiety and unknowns to Internet users and altogether I think scare some people away from the technologies of the Internet that we have today. >From: "Stacey Perrin" <perrins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <<citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> >Subject: [citw150] Lesson 3 Question 6 >Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 01:46:57 -0400 >MIME-Version: 1.0>Received: from turing.freelists.org ([206.53.239.180]) by mc9-f30.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Tue, 5 Oct 2004 22:47:44 -0700 >Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTPid 8759F72C00D; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 00:47:39 -0500 (EST) >Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 22356-70; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 00:47:39 -0500 (EST) >Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1])by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTPid D654E72C08D; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 00:47:38 -0500 (EST) >Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list citw150); Wed, 06 Oct 2004 00:47:38 -0500 (EST) >Received: fromlocalhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 40B3F72C094for <citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 00:47:38 -0500 (EST) >Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 21991-100 for <citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;Wed, 6 Oct 2004 00:47:38 -0500 (EST) >Received: fromasgw60fs01.ags-schools.org (unknown [24.247.88.187])by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 0648772C04Ffor <citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Wed, 6 Oct 2004 00:47:38 -0500 (EST)>Received: from AGGWV6-MTA by asgw60fs01.ags-schools.orgwith Novell_GroupWise; Wed, 06 Oct 2004 01:47:30 -0400 >X-Message-Info: yilqo4+6kc6DvmtvfnCFr+MLk+ATzpEL >X-Original-To: citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Delivered-To: citw150@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Message-Id: <s1634eb2.003@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.2 >X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at freelists.org >X-archive-position: 245 >X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 >Errors-To: citw150-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >X-original-sender: perrins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Precedence: normal >X-list: citw150 >X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at freelists.org >Return-Path: citw150-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Oct 2004 05:47:45.0187 (UTC) FILETIME=[00D11F30:01C4AB68] >>I decided to read up on viruses primarily worms because we had a worm in >our groupwise system last year at school and it wasn't fun. We were all >getting emails from each other that we hadn't sent each other, this is >how the worm was spreading itself. >>The worm that I read about was the Mydoom worm. The worm was one of >the worst experts say. It hit between 200,000-300,000 computers before >it was stopped. It caused computers to slow down and meaningless >messages to everyone infected. The subject line had technical terms in >it tempting everyone to open it and read it. Many companies shut down >their system until the worm was removed for good. For more info visit >the following site: >http://computer.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parent=virus.htm&url=http://www '.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1-979473,00.html >>Stacey Perrin >>"You arenot obliged to succeed, but you are obliged to try" -- Author >unknown > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find the music you love on MSN Music. Start downloading now![1] --- Links --- 1 http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2731??PS=47575