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Technology & Science

Mar. 31, 1999

Melissa Does Mischief to Some Firms' Systems

Two San Francisco-based law firms were hit by the self-replicating "Melissa" computer virus Friday, causing them to cut off their e-mail systems from the Internet and forcing their computer staffs to work overtime to fix the problem.

By Chris Ford
and Amy E. Bourne
Daily Journal Staff Writers
        Two San Francisco-based law firms were hit by the self-replicating "Melissa" computer virus Friday, causing them to cut off their e-mail systems from the Internet and forcing their computer staffs to work overtime to fix the problem.
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