The SCO Group dismissed a leaked memo that connected Microsoft to US$86 million in investments in the company, saying the author of the e-mail misunderstood the venture deal.
Microsoft has sent several letters to people known to have posted Windows source code on the Internet, warning them to stop offering the files and erase any copies.
A mass-mailing virus quickly spread through the Internet on Monday, compromising computers so that they attack the SCO Group's Web server with a flood of data on Feb. 1, according to antivirus companies.
The mass-mailing MyDoom virus has become the fastest spreading program to date and the damage could continue for months or years.
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