Hi Everybody...

     Sorry to be going on about this virus thing, but I have a request. I did
a little "sleuthing", and found that the email address that sent me the virus
originates from a Internet Service Provider in Taiwan. (Http://www.Hinet.Net)
the individual may have been dumb enough to think that no one would try to
track them down (that's what I'm hoping).

      I would like to report the email to the ISP, but the page is entirely in
chinese characters, so I don't know where I should link on the page to report
the email. There should be a link to contact them on the opening page
somewhere. I would think that ANY reputable ISP would like to know about any
subscriber who is trying to spread viruses. If any of our chinese reading
technetters would do me the favor of going to the above URL and notifiying
them that: [log in to unmask] is sending email trying to spread viruses,
maybe his Internet access will be terminated. I would appreciate it.

     If is sounds like I'm being a little too vengeful, I don't think so. Not
to long ago I just dealt with all of our computers at work being infected with
the LaRouxe virus (affects Excel), it came in on a disk that had a B.O.M. from
one of our customers. A good lesson, ALWAYS scan any disk you put in your
'pooters whether they're from a customer or not...and update your antivirus
software often. These 'friggen hackers come up with new viruses daily.

     It was a real pain in the butt because we had computer back in the
stockroom, the receptionists computer, and shipping, that got infected and
they don't have a modem. The version of Norton that was on them didn't detect
the LaRoux virus...you needed to have the latest and greatest virus definition
which was only available in an online update. So when we first discovered the
infection on one of our computers, everybody scanned. Some detected it, some
didn't. But unfortunately, we didn't key in on the different version Norton
thing 'till we kept seeing the updated computers detecting Laroux time and
time again.

     Viruses are nothing but destructive. Anybody that I can nail who sends
this crap out deserves as much punishment as possible in my book...especially
seeing how much of our lives depend on error free computing.

-Steve Gregory-

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