Computer viruses are now reaching plague proportions, particularly among new users who are most vulnerable to a breed of virus that transmits through e-mail.
As Internet use widens at home and in the office, the beginner's ignorance of the danger of viruses makes for a fertile breeding ground.
Take the case of a 48-year-old owner of a small construction firm in Osaka Prefecture.
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