SRO: Epidemic virus infects corporate e-mail | Linux Today

SRO: Epidemic virus infects corporate e-mail

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MJF
Mary Jo Foley
Mar 27, 1999

“A number of Microsoft Corp. Outlook/Exchange customers —
including Microsoft and Intel Corp. — are being hit hard by a
macro virus that is replicating infected pornography-related
information throughout corporate email systems.”

“… twenty large companies had been infected by late afternoon,
including one that saw 60,000 users affected.”

“Microsoft e-mail suspended At Microsoft…, the company
suspended all incoming and outgoing Internet mail Friday…”

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MJF

Mary Jo Foley

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