Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!mips!pacbell.com!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!widener!netnews.upenn.edu!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!cert.sei.cmu.edu!krvw From: UMCKA04@VAXA.CC.IMPERIAL.AC.UK Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: How big is the virus problem ?? Message-ID: <0007.9104091351.AA04984@ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu> Date: 8 Apr 91 13:20:38 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Lines: 18 Approved: krvw@sei.cmu.edu After reading VIRUS-L for over a year now, I am still getting the impression that the true magnitude of the problem is unknown. This would seem to be especially so in the corporate domain, as I suspect many companies are reluctant to publicise details of their misfortunes fearing the poor publicity that is often associated with such releases (ie. Aldus recalling 5000 Freehand packages ...). Sales of anti-viral software may not be giving a true indication either, as the media 'hype' may be distorting the true scale of the problem. I am not suggesting that viruses are not a problem (I too have been hit :-), but I would be very interested in hearing peoples estimates of the SCALE of the problem, and reading any material that people may have regarding this. I would be happy to summarise and post to this board all the feedback that I get. Thanks very much, Alistair.