Message-ID: <4201323.1075845168690.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 15:26:24 -0700 (PDT) From: cnet_news@two.digital.cnet.com To: shendri@ect.enron.com Subject: Worm launches Microsoft attack Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "CNET News.com Daily Dispatch" @ENRON X-To: shendri@ECT.ENRON.COM X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Hendrickson, Scott\Hendrickson, Scott\Inbox X-Origin: HENDRICKSON-S X-FileName: Hendrickson, Scott.pst =20 =09=09=09[IMAGE] =09=09=09=09 [IMAGE]=09[IMAGE] =09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] In the News June 8, 2001 [IMAGE= ] [IMAGE]Worm launches Microsoft attack [IMAGE]Changing times in tech mec= ca [IMAGE]Yahoo scores victory in Nazi case [IMAGE]Aggravated consumers p= ummel PCs [IMAGE]Computer glitch temporarily halts NYSE [IMAGE]MSN U.K. p= lays with casino Web site [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Rumor Mill= [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Blacklist backlash ORBS blacklists ISPs Xtra and Actri= x--which in turn slap ORBS with a lawsuit--and ultimately shuts down. Read = Full Story [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Worm launches Microsoft attack A program = created to automatically overload Microsoft's Web and e-mail servers has be= en discovered on several corporate networks and may have spread further on = the Internet, antivirus researchers said Friday. First reported this week, = the worm--dubbed DoS.Storm--spreads on Web servers running Microsoft softwa= re and is designed to use the infected servers to level an Internet attack = against the company. June 8, 2001, 12:40 p.m. PT | Read Full Story [IMA= GE] Changing times in tech mecca Computex, the world's third-largest trad= e show, highlights chip rivalries, handheld computers and the problems faci= ng Taiwan's tech-heavy economy. June 8, 2001, 11:30 a.m. PT | Read Full = Story [IMAGE] Yahoo scores victory in Nazi case Yahoo has scored an earl= y-stage legal victory in its ongoing attempt to post material and auction i= tems--including Nazi memorabilia--on its Web site that may be offensive to = people in other countries. Last year, a French court ruled that Yahoo must = block French citizens' access to auctions of Nazi items on its U.S.-based s= ite or face fines of $14,000 per day. June 8, 2001, 12:20 p.m. PT | Read = Full Story [IMAGE] Aggravated consumers pummel PCs A quarter of the 4,20= 0 PC users who participated in an online tech store's survey have confessed= to physically attacking their computers at one time or another. "Looking a= t some of the answers, it's clear that in many cases people were actually f= rustrated at their own lack of know-how," David Furby, Novatech's managing = director, wrote on the site. "Hopefully as technology improves and computer= s become ever more user-friendly, these attacks will become less frequent."= June 8, 2001, 11:10 a.m. PT | Read Full Story [IMAGE] Computer glitch= temporarily halts NYSE The New York Stock Exchange, the largest equity ma= rket system in the world, halted trading on all stocks Friday morning becau= se of problems with a software upgrade. According to a spokeswoman, trading= was set to reopen at 8:15 a.m. PDT, but the exchange missed the deadline. = Trading resumed at 8:35 a.m. NYSE Chairman Richard Grasso, appearing on CNB= C, had said he was confident the exchange would open on time. June 8, 2001= , 8:45 a.m. PT | Read Full Story [IMAGE] MSN U.K. plays with casino Web= site Microsoft's U.K. portal has inked a two-year marketing deal to provi= de advertising and promotions for an online casino, Web-based gambling comp= any Gaming Internet said Friday. Under the agreement, MSN.co.uk is expected= in mid-June to begin linking to international gaming site Harrods Casino, = a joint venture between Gaming Internet and Harrods Online subsidiary Sport= ing Resort. MSN.co.uk will also provide banner advertising on its site and = a promotional page. June 8, 2001, 12:40 p.m. PT | Read Full Story [IMAG= E] =09 [IMAGE] Visit the CNET Research Library, powered by Bitpipe Also = from CNET IT Manager Community from Tech Republic Featured Comparison:= 50 Most Popular Handhelds Test Your Internet Connection Laid off? Appl= y for a new tech job Build an Online Photo Album =09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] = [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMA= GE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] What's next for Napster Napster has cut deals with = three major record labels, provided it can protect copyrights. 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