I don't understand... Your assertion is merely a restatement of the premise.. Yes, the virus queries your address book and sends email to all of those folks..
However, the only way that occurs is if you activate the attachment...




>>All of that said, if you wan't to go out an apply a bamboo cane to the >buttocks of the virus author, you cannot turn a blind eye to the folks that >blindly pass these virus files on. In many ways, they are just as accountable. >For sure, a definitve cause-effect relationship exists...
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>I've never been a fan of junk e-mail myself, but didn't this virus mail itself to everyone in your address book anyways?