Re: Web viruses?

[der Mouse <mouse () rodents montreal qc ca>]

> "While 29 percent of respondents ranked e-mail viruses as their most
>  significant threat, 68 percent listed Web viruses, suggesting that
>  Web viruses pose more of a threat than e-mail-born ones."

"...even if only in the minds of their potential victims."

> Excuse me.  Can somebody give me a definition of a "Web virus,"

These are probably end users, in which case a "Web virus" probably
means any malware using Web pages as the infection vehicle.  End users
are not noted for precision of technical language, after all. :-)

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