[JimRed]

Internet providers and software designers have had 5 years to update definitions but haven't?

Since they also own the companies that provide anti-virus software and "fixes" for the attacks, why should they? They create the virus then sell you a remedy. Do we really think that all that crap comes from acne blotched malcontents working in their moms' basements?

[rarestia]

MOST viruses come out of Russia and China nowadays. They're usually created to defraud individuals, re-route money from corporations, and generally bring down or infect anyone dumb enough to be running machines directly-connected to the Internet with no firewall or virus protection.

Unpatched PCs compromised in 20 minutes

You reformat your hard disk and install the OS with a direct connection to the Internet (no hardware firewall), and you're likely to be infected before you can even patch your machine. This is becoming more prevalent on PCs running Windows XP.

"Script kiddies" are those pimple-faced kids who run scripts they find on an anonymous FTP or IRC chat room. They're usually responsible for DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service), but the actual high-level, newer viruses are created by very devious, intelligent individuals.