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Article: Computer virus seen as mischief by Linux zealots.(Industry Trend or Event)
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- December 4, 2000
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Computer virus seen as mischief by Linux zealots
By Ellen Messmer
Network World Fusion, 12/01/00
Antivirus vendor Computer Associates says it has spotted a medium-risk computer worm that may be the work of Linux zealots out to make a mockery of Windows-based e-mail and operating systems.
The computer virus, dubbed ProLin.A, arrives through Microsoft Outlook e-mail with a message line claiming to be a "great Shockwave Flash movie." The body of the message urges the victim to "check out this new Flash that I downloaded just now." The message attachment, a "creative.exe" file, once opened will copy itself into the Windows start-up ...