Mildner@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL (John Mildner) (04/12/91)
John Gantz's Infoworld article on the bogus AF/91 virus resulted in
overburdened but concerned Navy computer users calling our office for
assistance. To some the article's closing statement, "The meaning of
the AF/91 designation: 91 is the Julian Date for April Fool's Day.",
was obvious. But, others enterpreted this as the trigger date for the
supposed virus.
Mr. Gantz was unavailable for comment when we contacted his office.
However, the editorial staff at Infoworld indicated they had received
a number of calls regarding this article and were reevaluating
publishing similar articles in the future.
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Teamwork is important, it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.
[Standard disclaimer of opinions and facts applies.]
John Mildner,
naval computer incident response team (NAVCIRT)
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