Yes it was real. See page 43 of Melinda Varian's paper.
http://www.princeton.edu/~melinda/25paper.pdf
Best Regards,
Sam Knutson, GEICO
Performance and Availability Management
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Subject: Re: Batch JCL on Windows/.NET ???
I have been curious about this so called "Christmas Tree Virus" for many
years. I hear it mentioned, but have never been able to verify it as a
real event or urban legend.
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