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  • Computer Virus Outlook: Bigger Trouble Ahead!

    01/05/2003 5:07:41 PM PST · by ex-Texan · 10 replies · 122+ views
    MSN.com and ZDNet (UK) ^ | 1/5/2003 | Matthew Broersma
    Computer Virus Outlook: Bigger Trouble Ahead!By Matthew Broersma The year 2002 may have been a relatively quiet for virus attacks, but security experts say that this is likely to be the calm before the storm. In 2003, they say, new breeds of computer attacks are likely to emerge that are capable of knocking out millions of computers around the Internet in a matter of minutes. "These techniques are now being discussed, and algorithms are being made available," said Mikko Hypponen, manager of anti-virus research at F-Secure. "It's just a matter of time before somebody tries them out in the real...