"Trafton" wrote in message
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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.

Can I ask you an unrelated question? I couldn't figure out how too disable
my "tap-to-click" function on the mousepad of my (it clicks on everything,
and jumps all over the place), so I contacted Compaq/HP, and the tech guy
told me that it couldn't be done due to a virus that was preventing it. He
told me the only thing I could do was a system restore, meaning I'd have to
back everything up, and wipe out the current memory. I've done that and
since I couldn't back everything up due to glitches and my inexperience, I
lost much important data doing it, and I found out that it didn't even solve
the problem--the assholes just didn't want to work on the thing unless it
was absolutely necessary. So, are they lying to me about this virus? I've
got Symantec on my system, so I don't think any virus of this kind could've
infected my system. Thanks for your expertise.

Righter


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?