It's very simple-it's the unfortunate truth.
It was the first time we'd seen three back-to-back category three or above threats hit us. The possible number of machines that could've been affected was astronomical. That was one of the things that drove us fairly hard.
Microsoft has patches available for businesses and consumers, but the problem for enterprises is that they have to be careful in applying the patches, which can damage complex computer systems.
It's real estate to (virus writers), and it's really valuable real estate.
Oracle is getting more attention. There are some really sharp people credited with finding some of these vulnerabilities.
Because a patch will not be available until January 10, 2006, there is a seven day window that attackers could exploit this issue in a potentially widespread and serious fashion. People should be very cautious about the Web sites they visit and the e-mails they receive over the next week.
It's a problem that there's no known solution from Microsoft.
Really insidious because once you've visited the sites, you won't know you've been broken into.
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