-Caveat Lector- ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,45476,00.html }}>Begin Love Bug, SirCam Neck and Neck By Michelle Delio 11:50 a.m. July 23, 2001 PDT "I send you this file in order to have your advice." Does that line sound familiar? If so, you're one of the thousands of Internet users around the world who have received the SirCam virus since it was released into the wild last week. And it continues to spread quickly. One virus watchdog calls it "the sneakiest, smartest virus we've seen in a long time." But even though it has spread like a wildfire on a windy day in a dry forest, at least one high-profile anti-virus company says it's not the current top e-mail threat in the world. That distinction belongs to ILoveYou. That's right, the infamous "Love Bug" is back atop the charts, a year and a half after it wreaked havoc around the world. According to Trend Micro's live tracking map, anyway. SirCam, a unique virus/worm, is still rated by most virus-threat tracking lists as the No. 1 menace to computer systems in North America, Europe and Asia. It has been found lurking in computers in over 50 countries. Most antiviral companies reported that copies of the virus continue to circulate widely on Monday. SirCam is the only virus to be rated as a moderate threat on McAfee's list of three dozen of the newest and most active viruses, and is rated as a 4 by Symantec, with 5 being the most dangerous designation. The Love Bug's top ranking on Trend Micro's list is based on a serious new outbreak of the old worm in South Africa. Trend Micro gathers the data from computers that use its free online virus-scanning tool. The Love Bug is also known as "VBS.Loveletter." >>>Clip<<< Copyright � 1994-2001 Wired Digital Inc. All rights reserved. End<{{ ------- End of forwarded message ------- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
