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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly?

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Nov 19 3:59 PM EST

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To: cheryl williamson who wrote (47042)	6/20/2000 2:28:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Read Replies (2) of 74651

Here we go again. This is getting to be a weekly occurrence: usatoday.com ASHINGTON - A computer virus that looks like a harmless text file has shut down e-mail systems at four Fortune 100 companies, anti-virus experts said Monday. The virus does no harm to computer files, but similar to May's ''love bug,'' it multiplies by sending itself to everyone listed in the infected computer's address book. Though users are well-warned about VisualBasic attachments, which appear as ''.vbs'' extensions, the ''Stages'' virus looks like a text file, complete with ''.txt'' extension. But the real extension is ''.shs,'' which stands for Windows Shell Scrap Object. A Scrap file can contain anything, including executable and malicious code. ''Due to the infection rate, we're moving it to 'high risk,''' said Sal Viveros, a spokesman for McAfee. C'mon guys, let's hear some more of your endless b.s. about how GREAT Windows is...

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