Virus writing is not an OS-dependent thing. Most types of viruses could be
written for another OS. There are fewer of them primarily because they are
less successful. There have been MacOS mass-mailing worms (i.e.
MacOS/Simpsons) and file infectors (too many examples to name, but I'll give
one randomly: MacOS/Sevendust). Mac worms have even been found in the wild,
case in point MacOS/AutoStart. The same goes for Linux worms. Mass-mailers
of today have less to do with Windows than Outlook Express.

Additionally, the JFK argument is flawed: whoever shot JFK did not have
thousands and thousands of employees.

For all we know, gremlins occupy the center of the Earth. Just because
something is a remote paranoid possibility does not mean it is worth being
concerned over. There are so many things more imminent than that, such as
actually protecting one's computer.

Sincerely,
Benjamin "Trafton" Johnstone-Anderson
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
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What other OS, besides Windows, is affected to any large extent by a
virus?