I've had a virus on 2 separate occasions. Ironically both were acquired the same day I switched operating systems. 1. Windows 98SE to Windows 2000 and hooked up to the net to get my virus signatures updated. Bam, virus immediately upon connecting to the net. 2. New laptop with Windows XP Home. No internet connection on it for 6 months, and immediately upon logging onto the net to get Virus Scan updates I get a virus just from logging to the net. I cleaned it and tried again, bam, same virus. Rinse and repeat. Finally I just carried on with the virus on my computer until I had downloaded my MS updates and Virus Scan signatures and then cleaned it. Have been virus free ever since.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi