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Article: MyDoom virus spreads across China over Chinese New Year holiday.
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- China Business News
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- January 30, 2004
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MyDoom virus spreads across China over Chinese New Year holiday
Shanghai. January 30. INTERFAX-CHINA - The MyDoom virus has kept Chinese anti-virus experts very busy during the weeklong Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) holiday. While millions of white-collar workers across the country have been on vacation, the virus has been quickly infiltrating email boxes. The full effects of the MyDoom virus may not be felt in China until next week, when the majority of Chinese workers return to their jobs.
As of January 29, Rising, the leading anti-virus software vendor in China, had recorded reports of more than 4,000 infected emails sent to its clients. The ...