I expect that the persons making the worms pick the Microsoft products because those are the most common. So if someone wants to do harm, that is the "most efficient" way to do it. As soon as another operating system or program becomes dominant it will be used to generate and send you those kind of surprises. In the meantime I have my Outlook set up so it rejects any (and warns me about it) executable or equivalent attachment. So far none have slipped by yet, even though I was warned yesterday that there still may be a way to slip past it. So, like Bush says, we have to remain vigilant. Have fun, Ahne -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Ellis Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 23:29 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Virus All these worm-type viruses rely on Microsoft products to propagate themselves. Similarly, all the macrovirus types also. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send the following message: SET Technet NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------