aljawdauk - 26 March 1999 The first e-mail virus to cause widespread damage and one of the fastest spreading viruses in history, Melissa was released into the wild on an early Friday
Information Security: Subcommittee Questions Concerning the Melissa Computer Virus - UNT Digital Library
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