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From: Dusty Rhodes
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 01:48

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Winfield Hill wrote:
> Dusty Rhodes wrote...
>>
>> I haven't looked at the worm, but I'd guess it also uses address
>> books to spread itself. You may have been in the address book of a
>> clueless luser, making you a target.
>
>  Yes, from what I've read it uses adress book info.  I got a peak of
>  750 in a single 5-minute period Friday morning, dropping to 1200/day
>  and now down to about 820 per day, a real pain to deal with.
>
>  Apparently I'm in the address books of quite a few folks who failed
>  to download updates to their Microsoft operating system.  BTW, Dusty,
>  was that loser or user you were referring to?  Or a combination?

No one in particular. But it's very BOFHish to consider those who don't
bother to keep their systems patched or secured to be clueless lusers.

Cheers,

Dusty

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