@adnim

Surely you didn't look through the article carefully. The virus does not exploit any part of M$' IE/OE , but instead relies on the fact that the user is gullible enough to open the e-mail (and of course, is running some form of Window$).

And while many of us have long ditched dial-up modems for broadband, I do know of many who still use modems. i.e. those little old ladies who only use e-mail to stay in touch with their grandchildren or their friends and don't see the fast speeds as necessary, or the underprivilidged college students who live away from home in dorms and have very limited allowance.