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.

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