"The thesis proposal, though not illegal per se, could be used as part of the structure of the current virus," said Luis Pagulayan, the college's general counsel.

Explaining why the thesis proposal was rejected, Mr. Abad said: "It carried a feature that could enable the software to steal passwords.

We saw that to be very illegal and very immoral, and so we disapproved the thesis proposal.

And the latest research suggests that those currently sweating over postgrad thesis proposals can sit back and look smug.

Namely, the thesis proposal, the report on the comprehensive examination, and the minutes of the thesis committee could not be found.

One of the long standing running gags of the strip is of his numerous outrageous thesis proposals.

Mr. de Guzman's thesis proposal described a plan to "steal and retrieve Internet accounts of the victim's computer" to gain free access to the Internet.

Later in February 1968 Yahya began to write thesis proposal.

Mr. de Guzman said he became a suspect because of a thesis proposal he had submitted to his college.

He was an incredibly kind and patient teacher and he delighted in assisting students with slightly off-beat thesis proposals.