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By Mary Landesman, About.com Guide to Antivirus Software since 2000

Hoot Worm Preys on Company

Friday May 12, 2006
It seems a disgruntled employee targeted their enterprise with a worm that caused pictures of a rather odd looking owl to print on nearly 40 printers specific to the targeted firm. Whether the worm was created out of malice or as a prank, it's unlikely the perpetrator will go unpunished. Antivirus vendor Sophos is working with the impacted company to help trace the source of the infection. >> Full Story
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