Quote - PS. Daz would NEVER admit to having viruses - they could be sued - so I am sure I got it from Daz because that was the only .exe files I have installed in the past few months.

A timely admission would actually more than likely protect them from liability than open them up to it. So when they say they are not infected I believe them. Look at an admiision like this: X finds it has been sending out a virus in product Y. X finds it has infected many of its customers as a result. X can: 1. Deny this. When it is later proven X can now be sued for 'intentional spread of a computer virus.' In the USA this is also a federal felony. As such the managers and board of X would all be facing possible prison sentences if they took route 1 (See U.S. v. Park, 421 U.S. 658, 1975 for an analogy in the food industry to see how this can go all the way up to the head of a company).

2. Admit it. X takes a customer relations hit, but it is less severe than that which happens under scenerario 1. X now sends out a notice to all customers of Y telling them they have likely been infected and they can cure the virus by following the steps listed in the remainder of the notice. X is shielding from liability by being able to show they took prompt action the moment they were put on alert to their status.

It is not a crime to get a virus, nor to unknowingly pass it on. In this case you are a victim. It is however, a crime to pass it on knowingly.

Truth has no value without backing by unfounded belief.
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