Josepi wrote:
You haven't experienced Win 7. Nothing runs unless you have OKed it now
or before as a rule.

HTML code and Java run and that is what these viruses are written in
until you install the meat and potatoes of it by clicking to "SCAN" or
"clean" then out. These viruses emulate and look exactly like your
installed scanner and fool the user.

Linux and other rare O/Ses are only behind in development of nasties as
their isn't a large enough audience to warrant grandstanding to them.

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"Jon Elson" wrote in message


Or large enough base to warrant useful applications, for that matter...


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Richard Lamb
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~sv_temptress