I have this theory about computer viruses. I think (at least some of them) are written by anti-virus companies.
There aren't a whole lot of industries where you could exercise this kind of control, and actually create business for yourself. All they have to do is write a bad virus and send it out. Put a fix for the virus in their software, and voila, sales.
Just finished cleaning up after W32Sobig.F@mm here in the office. I wish people would not run attachments to emails, even from people they know. Unless, of course, they are expecting them. Luckily, I got it stopped before it hit a 3rd computer. I asked MS about the virus doll and he said it got thrown away. GW bought this nasty gross trollish doll on Ebay for the express purpose of putting on desks when a person is responsible for bringing a virus in to the network. The girls in shipping and TB especially hated it, MS told me that she was so vehemently against displaying it on her desk that she threw it away so it would never happen. hehe