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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (43269)	3/6/2001 9:50:58 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

'Naked Wife' Virus Hits Computers By D. IAN HOPPER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A destructive computer virus hit at least 30 organizations and one federal agency Tuesday, security experts said. Like the most recent widespread virus that used the name of tennis star Anna Kournikova (news - web sites), this new program called ``Naked Wife'' takes advantage of users ``baser instincts,'' an antivirus company spokeswoman said. Steve Trilling, director of research at the Symantec Antivirus Research Center, said about 20 of Symantec's clients in Canada, the United States and Europe had been hit. Trilling said the virus, which appears with the subject line ``FW: Naked Wife,'' deletes almost all of a computer's vital system files. It also sends itself out to everyone in the user's e-mail address book. ``It essentially destroys your Windows operating system,'' he said. Trilling said the virus may have come from Brazil. Information inside the virus source code mentions AGF Brasil, an insurance company, and the name ``MHSantos.'' ``One could fake this stuff, but indications in a virus for the most part tend to be correct,'' Trilling said, adding that names found in the recent ``Love Letter'' virus eventually led to that program's creator. The virus e-mail contains an attachment called ``NakedWife.exe.'' Like most viruses, the recipient's computer is only infected if the receiver runs the attachment, and major antivirus companies have released software that detects and removes it. Susan Orbach, spokeswoman for Trend Micro, said her company has received reports of infections from 10 corporate clients, including two large telecommunications firms, a federal agency and a ``multinational conglomerate,'' she said. ``This is not any new technology we haven't seen before,'' Orbach said. ``It's social engineering to take advantage of our baser instincts.'' Both Trilling and Orbach suggested that corporate network administrators block incoming program attachments, since it seems that computer users will continue to click on suspicious attachments, no matter how many times they're stung. ``Very few people have a legitimate reason to receive executable files in e-mail,'' Orbach said. ``Haven't people learned?''

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (43269)	3/6/2001 10:43:56 PM
From: 16yearcycle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

"told attendees at a Thomas Weisel Partners investment conference here that Cisco has "improved visibility" now that most carriers have committed to certain spending levels." Hmmm. This shocks me. I have been looking for an indication that what I now call "peak velocity" had been achieved in the fall off in networking equipment orders, as I suggest it has in semiconductors. If csco is hearing what orders will be for many months out, then downwards momentum is already slowing. This feels awfully premature. Another data point to sweat over. But I am not fighting it.