> harmless to linux, but somewhat of a problem out
> there where the normal people grow.

Not exactly harmless to Linux - I talked to my Colos ISP's Netops guy 
today. He basicly said that if the ping atttacks were on port 80 the 
much of the Internet would be down.  They are blocking Ping most of the 
time and says he has so many customeres infected that he has no choice.

Seems like they need to lock out accounts that are infected via 
automated scripts?

Dealing with the viruses is now taking up 99% of their time.

The Internet is at risk of losing the ability to do useful trancroutes 
as of now.

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Definition of Windows XP:
SPAM, thinly disguised as an operating system
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