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I'll explain for him.....for the sarcastically challenged. He is suggesting that the machines may not be planning an attack, that the viruses are not intelligent animals bent on finding ways to infect your machine. He is suggesting that if there is scanning, the viruses are already out there and spread.

He is implying that this article is just fearmongering hype that something could happen, but with no real substantial proof.

Here I got one for ya, an operating system somewhere may get some virus in the next year. So can your food and lock your doors because the day of reckoning is afoot.

either that or might have to update your virus scanner.
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I smell a worm  toadlife | 06/23/05
I know the exact amount  ibabadur1 | 06/23/05
What the heck are you talking about?  toadlife | 06/23/05
Yeah, really. What an idiot.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/23/05
An idiotic question deserves an idiotic answer.  ibabadur1 | 06/24/05
The only thing YO' momma is teaching...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
Re: An idiotic question deserves an idiotic answer.  nightshade0143 | 06/24/05
Re: What the heck are you talking about?  nightshade0143 | 06/24/05
That all depends...  tree_dweller_z | 06/26/05
Belongs in Opinion section  ibabadur1 | 06/23/05
No, not really  toadlife | 06/23/05
Thank you for concurring  ibabadur1 | 06/23/05
*sigh*  toadlife | 06/23/05
Comprende dis  ibabadur1 | 06/23/05
Weather reports must drive you nuts.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 06/23/05
Movie reviews, Sunday morning news magazines, etc., etc., etc.  gardoglee | 06/24/05
I think my decoder ring is working, just a sec...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
wink  bchesmer | 06/25/05
Re: Comprende dis  nightshade0143 | 06/24/05
OMG! Toad', you are wasting waaaaaaay too...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
And when the Sun rises it is  michael_t | 06/23/05
Huh?!?!  dms350 | 06/24/05
That's right ....  michael_t | 06/24/05
hmmm  Protector | 06/24/05
Revenge of the Worms! Episode MCXXXIV  Reverend MacFellow | 06/24/05
Buy a Mac? Not worth it  node357 | 06/24/05
Not much more  ITGuy04 | 06/24/05
Re: Buy a Mac? Not worth it  nightshade0143 | 06/24/05
You do realize....  middle of nowhere | 06/24/05
Then why buy OS X...  aforencich | 06/25/05
Uhhh... because  Linux User 147560 | 06/25/05
Once again, you have shown yourself  mustangj36@... | 06/24/05
My Unix Rep And I Had A Good Laugh Over This  itanalyst | 06/24/05
1.0  UncleBubba | 06/24/05
Re: 1.0  nightshade0143 | 06/24/05
10.0...Well done...us *nix fanboys need a voice...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
(chuckle) You are getting good...  sceeble | 06/24/05
Good rythym. Easy to dance to.  mustangj36@... | 06/24/05
When Bob Horn Had the Show  THEJET_z | 06/24/05
Because Unix doesn't Support IP Port 445, Thanks Heaven  PMC-CON | 06/24/05
HAHHAHAHA  Macs Rule | 06/24/05
Bet that is a hoot  Macs Rule | 06/24/05
That's a 10.0  bchesmer | 06/25/05
alleged danger, again...........well maybe not alleged  pesky_z | 06/24/05
"due us all a favor"?  kbeartxzd | 06/24/05
you're so eloquent  pesky_z | 06/24/05
Anyway...  gardoglee | 06/24/05
Baaaaad pesky, baaaaaad! Now get to the...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
Geeze, I average won or too mistakes purr post...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
You misspelt....  s_gamgee | 06/24/05
;-] (nt)  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
Just more fear-mongering from ZD, et. al.  kbeartxzd | 06/24/05
It's Obvious  Edward@... | 06/24/05
Scanning is like breathing!  node357 | 06/24/05
It's SkyNet  gstrick | 06/24/05
No doubt we're being spied on  node357 | 06/24/05
Perhaps an intersting note...  gardoglee | 06/24/05
Funny you should mention the Chinese...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
it IS skynet  Protector | 06/24/05
THE SKY IS FALLING, THEY SKY IS FALLING  Protector | 06/24/05
Worse.....  nottheusual1 | 06/24/05
Re: Buy a Mac  Julie8x | 06/24/05
Re: Buy a Mac  node357 | 06/24/05
Wormdows strikes again! *Yawn* Wake me up...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
How is it NEWS  michael_t | 06/24/05
wording is fantastic  ssloan1700 | 06/24/05
no support for this assertion  james@... | 06/24/05
Isn't it funny  IT Scion | 06/24/05
Now don't I feel stupid. Is ZDNet pulling this...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
Its only to be expected  mafer_z | 06/24/05
Try DOS 6.0  ekimeloc | 06/24/05
I just checked...  Rodo1 | 06/24/05
This sounds like the Homeland Security  Tundra Gregg | 06/24/05
Ports 1026 & 1027 are...  eula-gree | 06/24/05
Wrong information  skykingoh | 06/24/05
How about Port 1337 ??  hellooothere | 06/27/05
Anybody dumb enough...  Poser | 06/24/05
RE: Anybody dumb enough...  Linux User 147560 | 06/24/05
Test  Linux User 147560 | 06/24/05
devil  Linux User 147560 | 06/25/05
Not as limited as I thought...  Linux User 147560 | 06/25/05
TYVM  bchesmer | 06/25/05
TYVM  bchesmer | 06/25/05
???  bchesmer | 06/25/05
Ahem, you are asking for big trouble...  Colonel_Panic | 06/24/05
Re: Explain  Julie8x | 06/24/05
Re: Explain  Julie8x | 06/24/05
Automatic windows update.  alle2003@... | 06/24/05
Automatic Windows updates  gardoglee | 06/30/05
But I thought it was said that new Windows holes were harder to find?  HypnoToad | 06/25/05
Exploit has been released  toadlife | 06/27/05
correction  toadlife | 06/27/05
Would this affect my new iMac G5?  Paco20 | 06/27/05
They don't make viruses or software for that!  Protector | 06/27/05
NO!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 06/27/05
Prepared = Apple OSX !  An_Axe_to_Grind | 06/27/05

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