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Re: Hysterical first technical alert from US-CERT
From: Shawn McMahon <smcmahon () eiv com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 08:01:24 -0500
On Fri, Feb 06, 2004 at 05:07:06PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu said:
In general, yes. However, in this case it was a copycat that got loose *before* the general population got the meme for "this is bad, don't click on it". And remember - they need to get a new
One thing nobody seems to want to recognize as a possibility here is that MyDoom.B didn't take off as much as MyDoom.A precisely BECAUSE of the US-CERT email. A lot of members of the press took that pretty seriously, and warnings on the evening network news shows that you shouldn't open these attachments are bound to have prevented at least some infections. -- Shawn McMahon | Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, EIV Consulting | that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any UNIX and Linux | hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure http://www.eiv.com| the survival and the success of liberty. - JFK
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