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?

Taken to the extreme we could even call it "education" and the output
of the process would be an "educated user" who would have usage habits
that made them largely immune to all virii, even future ones.  The problem
is raising the percentage of Internet users who can be "educated".

p.s:  Once more, I'm thinking of AOL because AOL is *good* enough to add
      X-Apparently-From fields to the outbound Klez viruses that apparently
      ID the infected sender (as far as I can tell).  This allows me to
      send them a FAQ which, so far, over 90% either ignore or respond to
      by blaming me.  Two or 3 percent actually seem to benefit and respond
      positively.
                                   -Kary