It's still kind of depressing that so many people are using IE that this is even an issue.
Especially the "gamers" that this virus is targeting -- shouldn't they be using quick, reliable browsers rather than being a slave to IE!? Guess they're not as cool as many of them think...
Many desktop applications (AIM, Valve, WinAmp and MANY more) incorporate IE into their application natively for ads and integrated browsers.
I picked up a bug last week for the first time in years. Just did a reformat yesterday and I don't even use IE explicitly except to test CSS compatibility on my own sites.
Edit: I would love a good excuse to retreat to Linux.
Especially the "gamers" that this virus is targeting -- shouldn't they be using quick, reliable browsers rather than being a slave to IE!? Guess they're not as cool as many of them think...