Well, well, remember the news blip about "fingerprints" in MSFT documents? Privacy advocates howled, but the press shrugged. According to Wired: http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/18819.html that "fingerprint" has led researchers to hypothesize that an infamous virus architect as the probable creator of Melissa. <quote> Bj�rck was the first to notice that the Melissa virus was similar to some of the macro viruses created by VicodinES. "I verified this connection by downloading a bunch of Vic's virus 'toolkits' and found that the GUID 'electronic fingerprint' in the Melissa list.doc file also appeared in many of the .DOC files in Vic's toolkits," Smith said Monday in an email. Smith discovered the existence of the GUID in Microsoft documents earlier this month. </quote> kathy who wonders how easy it might be to 'fake' one of these fingerprints > Kathy E. Gill > DCAC/MRM Methods Communication -- 425.965.6901 > Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our >potential. ~ Liane Cardes > Microsoft Exchange: the perfect name for its users' greatest desire! > ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The NEW Web Consultants Association FORUMS and CHAT: Register Today at: http://just4u.com/forums/ Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants Give the Gift of Life This Year... Just4U Stop Smoking Support forum - helping smokers for over three years-tell a friend: http://just4u.com/forums/ To get 500 Banner Ads for FREE go to http://www.linkbuddies.com/start.go?id1261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
