Scoot
03-27-01, 08:07 PM
The Melissa virus, written by David L Smith, was one of the first viruses to use mass-emailing techniques to spread itself around the world. Since then, many viruses have used similar techniques. Smith pleaded guilty in December 1999 to causing over $80 million dollars worth of damage. However, he has not yet been sentenced.
A good time to review some Guidelines for safer computing (http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/safehex.html)
A good time to review some Guidelines for safer computing (http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/safehex.html)