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Zap2It.com sorry for sending viruses

By Kevin Roderick | August 15, 2003 12:58 PM | 2 Comments

The L.A.-based movie reviews and showbiz news website was struck by a mass-mailing virus that flooded subscriber in-boxes with infected attachments last night and today. In an email to subscribers, Zap2It executive director Greg Baerg apologizes and offers easy links to unsubscribe or reach Symantec and McAfee.


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