[IpaqMan]

This particular attack only requires the proper version of Windows and an internet connection. If you do not have a "patched/fixed" system or a firewall, you will be infected.

Staying away from your email will not stop the attack. Bypassing attachments will protect you from other viruses but not from this "worm".

Turning on your computer and connecting to the internet will allow it to be infected.

[Rodney King]

Fascinating. I don't have the patch. I also don't have the virus I don't think because I have had no problems, and I am running McAfee VirusScan online and am fully updated, plus I just ran a check and am all clear. I guess it comes down to whether or not I need a firewall for my Dell wireless setup. I think it was the dell people who told me that the wirless unit was its own firewall, but then again I don't really trust them.