What are some famous computer viruses and how do people react to them?
The following is an account of a student who encountered a problem with a virus: Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 17:59:32 -1000 From: Akira Sasabe To: Leon James Subject: My Report 2 Dr. James, I decided to retype the whole thing today and I did just about the half of it now, and the information seems to appear all right on my web page. It was really unfortunate since this time I decided to use computers only at Porteus and Moore Hall. I still do not know what was the cause of the virus problem, but I think as long as I stick with one computer, it seems to be OK. I found my “favorite” computer at Porteus and do my best to secure the seat whenever I come in to do the work. I just hope that I find out the cause of this problem so other people who do not have computers at home will not suffer like me… This student’s experience is one that is shared by many computer users today. Being attacked by a virus is a problem that you usually don’t think about until it is too late. Hopefully, after only on
