On Wed, 09 Oct 2002 12:48:59 EDT, Patrick Price <[log in to unmask]> said: > I wish someone would write a "virus" that is actually a self-spreading > antivirus. Wouldn't that be something? Yes, it would be a mess. ;) The idea has been considered seriously several times (most notably during the Code Red/Nimda attacks), and was shelved for very good reasons. Nobody could figure out how to avoid being sued to our collective skivvies if it were to accidentally trash a machine while trying to disinfect it. And that was against a single specific threat - a general antivirus would be basically impossible to do (hint - why do you think you need to download new templates all the time for Norton or Trend or whatever you use?)