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Another Windows Macro Virus Wreaks Havoc
mbruns wrote in to send us a CNN Story
and a Symantic Bit about
a new Melissa-esque virus that alters users win.ini and
deletes files. Of course, only people who use that "Other"
OS are at risk.
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Why do so many of you feel the need to laugh at the ms office users and defend the virus writer? Most people in an office environment have no computer experience beyond doing normal office work. They're not educated by their IT department on the dangers of opening attachments. They just want to do their work so they can feed and clothe their kids. I don't think it's funny or cool that some guy wrote a virus that will destroy the work of others. Would you like it if mechanics started kicking your windows in and slashing your tires because you don't know how to overhaul your engine? Afterall, you're not elite and smart in the ways of cars, so you have no right to be driving.
Just because someone doesn't know what you consider to be common sense isn't a reason to hurt them. New users need to be educated and computer security policies need to be implimented. It's not the users' fault that they use MS Office. It's what they were told to use, so they happily use it, unaware of the bugs in it. And they don't care. They just want to finish up a presentation or a word document and get on with their lives. Not everyone's life revolves around computers. Some people work away from monitors for long periods of time.