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Since when is a virus a worm?
A virus takes user intervention a worm can replicate with no user intervention. So how is this email virus also a worm? Generally a person has to open the attachment to execute it. Which makes this virus a virus and not a virus worm.

This started awhile back with the media being the spreaders of misinformation or bastardizing the current lexicons in to something that they are not.

Yeah, its all trivial. But really annoying...
Posted by: Nullifidian   Posted on: 03/04/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Currently the worms and viruses are  michael-t | 03/03/04
And this has what to do with ISPs?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/03/04
The challenge is the solution  oren | 03/03/04
Thanks for that flawed OS, Sir Billy of Monopoly  Xunil_Sierutuf | 03/03/04
This isn't news. We already know that (NT)  CobraA1 | 03/03/04
All they have to do is invest a little in installation  Taz_z | 03/03/04
Also  Taz_z | 03/03/04
Combination of factors...  BitFiddler | 03/04/04
Why are these worm infected computers still online?  Tammee | 03/04/04
All these ISP's  PA-ITGuy | 03/04/04
That is what we do  middle of nowhere | 03/05/04
That is wonderful to hear...  Tammee | 03/05/04
Excellent idea!  GraysonPeddie | 03/06/04
Since when is a virus a worm?  Nullifidian | 03/04/04
LOL - most ISP's have fought security on clients' PCs  ejhonda | 03/08/04

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