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Article: Computer Virus Nothing To Sneeze At
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- May 15, 2000
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LARRY BLASKO, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
05-15-2000
Computer Virus Nothing To Sneeze At
The ``ILOVEYOU'' computer virus has inflicted plenty of damage, not the least of which will be the flood of marketing hype unleashed by peddlers of virus-protection programs.
Considering the very real damage done by the virus -- it not only destroyed files but sent copies of itself to the names in the infected machine's e-mail address book -- the idea of buying virus-protection software seems quite compelling. And the software does protect against known viruses, which now include ``ILOVEYOU.''
But it's important to understand that the computing world becomes protected against these malicious ...