Virus uptick?

I'm suddenly getting 3-4x the "M$ patch" and "bounced mail" virus attacks as compared to 2-3 days ago. Is this perhaps a result of VeriSlime's actions? [Note I'm talking raw volume at my accounts; so it's not the result of local filtering breaking.] -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433