This appears to be a facet of the Linux war. This is the first time we've seen a virus or malicious code used in this legal battle.

It's the first of it's type, because simply activating the e-mail that is infected will launch the virus, ... It totally bypasses the previous philosophy of 'don't open that attachment if you don't know what it is.'

Linux is still the largest, and is expected to grow.

The Norton Anti-Virus gateway was affected,

This is a virus that has never been seen in humans before. This is consistent with previous epidemiologic and genetic research that has suggested that prostate cancer may result from chronic inflammation, perhaps as a response to infection.

There are almost no viruses for Linux. Certainly I've never seen one.