COMPUTER VIRUS.

From: Chemical Market Reporter | Date: April 5, 1999 | Copyright information

A computer virus called Melissa, which travels by e-mail, has caused widespread damage among chemical producers.

Dow Chemical Company in Freeport, and E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. in Wilmington, Del., are among companies and government agencies hurt by the computer virus, which has damaged more than 100,000 computers throughout the US.

Dow's director of information systems for Texas Operations, Werner Baer, ...

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