Word: handing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...affect files in any number of different ways. There are viruses that are called when the computer boots up each time and viruses that specifically attack certain programs like Microsoft Word. There are viruses for Macintoshes, Windows and Unix machines, as well as viruses for Palm Pilots and other hand-held computers. In a way oddly analogous to nuclear weapons, a virus' potential for damage is measured by its payload--exactly what it does--and its distribution. The ILOVEYOU virus, for example, was very dangerous because it was easily communicable through e-mail and caused an enormous amount of damage...
...community there are those who take advantage of tears in the fabric for their own benefit or self-expression and those who try to protect themselves against such opportunists. E-mail, despite what we may think about it, demonstrates both sides of this: On the one hand, viruses can append themselves to outgoing e-mails to infect other computers; on the other, it can be imperceptibly scanned after it leaves the author's computer. This assumption of trust is the virus programmer's window of opportunity to do any number of nasty things...
...grief on this campus, represent a new step in the evolution of computer parasites. These programs are known as worms, programs that insidiously spread from one computer to another with very little human intervention. The ILOVEYOU virus stole passwords and credit card numbers; the MTX virus, on the other hand, destroys files and prevents a user from accessing certain websites. Even more dangerous than such worms, possibly, are Trojans. These virus-type programs allow someone else access to your computer. Once they're loaded on, the hacker can do almost anything with your system, from using it to hack other...
...Green's game-winning goal came 9:30 into the third period by the hand of forward Kim McCollough. After Crimson junior goaltender Alison Kuusisto had stopped multiple shots, McCollough recovered the rebound a few feet in front of the net and shot it past a sprawling Kuusisto to give Dartmouth a 5-3 lead...
...dropped back to pass and saw Johnson running a slant route into the end zone. Lee threw the pass to Johnson high and to his left. In what was the most impressive play of The Game, Johnson tipped Lee's pass to himself with his left hand before grabbing it with his right hand just before he went out of the back of the end zone...