Anna Worm Writer Tells All
"A man from the Netherlands has admitted to writing and distributing the virulent but short-lived "AnnaKournikova" e-mail worm that infected thousands of computers on Monday.
He also says he regrets it and vows never to write another one again."
Basically 'OnTheFly' says that he wrote the virus to teach the internet users of the world a lesson. Thanks a bunch. You will note that (l)user ignorance causes the problem, but sysadmins get stuck with the clean-up. Boy am I glad I have learned Fly's lesson: My users are stoopid. I feel enlightened.
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