[Dont Mention the War]

This is pure speculation on my part, but the Trend Micro guy is saying that he first heard about this only moments before CNN called them. So I can't help but wonder whether or not someone specifically targeted the MSM with this thing.

Probably not, but it's amusing to think about.)

WinXP users who are NOT running SP2 are potentially vulnerable.

[Dog]

How do I get SP2?

[mhking]

Probably not, but it's amusing to think about.)

If my wife hadn't been having problems, I'd probably be having a somewhat bigger chuckle than I am...

[onyx]

Mine is new -- mine is likely protected?

[MIT-Elephant]

"This is pure speculation on my part, but the Trend Micro guy is saying that he first heard about this only moments before CNN called them. So I can't help but wonder whether or not someone specifically targeted the MSM with this thing."

One place where I work had a computer get hit midday Monday. We shut it down and reinstalled the OS with the service pack. I think it just took a while for this thing to hatch into a network as big and as well-protected (one would think) as CNN.