Mntsnow
02-03-2004, 7:25 AM
Microsoft said Monday it has set up a secondary Web site for users affected by an Internet virus that will seek to block them from the software giant's regular Web sites.
The virus, called "Mydoom.B," was programmed to launch an attack on Microsoft's site on Tuesday, two days after a variant shut down the site of The SCO Group, a small Utah software company. The virus sends hundreds of thousands of requests for the site per minute, crippling it.
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The virus, called "Mydoom.B," was programmed to launch an attack on Microsoft's site on Tuesday, two days after a variant shut down the site of The SCO Group, a small Utah software company. The virus sends hundreds of thousands of requests for the site per minute, crippling it.
Read more (http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=47649)