Vivien M. wrote: The day a couple of grandmothers get taken away in handcuffs because a script kiddie took up residence in her computer is the day a few people will wake up to the fact that computers need regular maintenance...

Indeed, but a) won't happen b) even if it could it would be faster to pass a low that allows worm and virus writers to be shot on sight, which won't happen either. Want to stop the problem? Make the bounty $250M instead of $250K. Gee, I'd probably turn myself in for that much. Michel.