more:eweek.comMalware was in the minor leagues before Melissa showed everyone how to really harass the Internet. 10 years later we still don't have a good solution to mail worms.
It was the first of the mail viruses. Melissa hit the scene in March of 1999 and seemed a little like black magic. Open an e-mail attachment, from someone you know, no less, and suddenly other people you know are getting the same e-mail. Melissa required Microsoft Office, Word and Outlook in particular, using VBA for programming and MAPI for transport. Some modifications were needed to the model, but the mail virus was an inspiration which transformed the world of malware and went on to build the massive populations of botnets that infect and persecute the world.
10 Years With Melissa, the Worm that Changed the World
- Thread starter Airbot
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So...........whatever happened to David.L.Smith, the 'Author' of this?? Still in the game??
By my reasoning, he has one hell of a lot to answer for!!
By my reasoning, he has one hell of a lot to answer for!!
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Acer Aspire Notebook 5633WLMi.[5630 Series]
- CPU
- Intel Centrino Duo Processor - Intel Core 2 CPU.
- Memory
- 4GB DDR2 [3.07GB maximum real available]
- Graphics card(s)
- nVidia GeForce Go 7300, 128MB
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio, Ver. 6.0.1.5717, 2.08MB
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer Aspire Notebook - 15.4"; Acer LCD Monitor X223Wsd - 22".
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x800x60Hertz [max.]
- Hard Drives
- Notebook - Samsung HM320JI 320GB HD installed 07 August 2009. External HDs [4];Maxtor One Touch4 - 500GB External HD [Drive M:\].Western Digital WDXMS1200TA - 120GB External HD [Drive G:\ - Windows Defender Backup Files only]. Two x LaCie 320GB Mobi
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless V320 for Notebooks - Model M/N: M-RCD125
- Internet Speed
- Down 20000kb/sec / Up 1000kb/sec [Bigpond-Aus]
- Other Info
- Brother MFC-465CN; PC to Fax/Scan/Copy/Photo MFC. Epson Perfection V300 Photo Scanner. Siemens Speedstream 6520 Router. Wacom 'Bamboo Fun' CTE-650 PC Tablet, Stylus and Mouse. UAC - On;Activated. Browsers; [1] FireFox v3.6[2] IE8. Honorary R.S.M. to the 4th [Assault Pioneer] Troop Pune Sepoys , and 3rd Troop Jodhpur Bengali Lancers.