The Love Bug , and its derivatives Joke and Mother s Day have smitten tens of millions of computers over the last few weeks. First detected in Asia and quickly spread around the world, this little demon has forced network administrators to close down e-mail systems at corporations and government offices ranging from Honolulu Hale to the Central Intelligence Agency. Even Microsoft was struck.
Viruses can affect everyone.
No one seems to be immune. A high ranking state government official who works for the Governor mistakenly sent an email with a virus to around a hundred people recently. Fortunately, the virus was benign and other than some embarrassment there was no harm done. However, as we know from the Love Bug, other viruses can be deadly. The virus threat is to be taken very, very seriously.