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This is actually a breaking news story today: New, more dangerous Net viruses unleashed

From the article:

The new and more dangerous variations of the Bagle virus -- first discovered in January -- have been unleashed with a new twist: users no longer have to open an accompanying attachment to get the virus.

Anti-virus experts say five new variants of the Bagle can defeat and disable security programs and anti-virus programs, rendering the machine vulnerable to cyberspace piracy.

The article recommends that you make sure the operating system has all current patches and that your virus-checking code is up to date.