Editing Goodtimes virus (section)

==Viruses that function like Good Times==
Developments in mail systems, such as [[Microsoft Outlook]], without sufficient thought for security implications, made viruses that indeed propagate themselves via email possible.  Notable examples include the [[Melissa worm]], the [[ILOVEYOU]] virus, and the [[Anna Kournikova (computer virus)|Anna Kournikova virus]].  In some cases, a user must open a document or program contained in an email message in order to spread the virus; in others, notably the [[Kak worm]], merely opening or previewing an email message itself will trigger the virus.

Some e-mail viruses written after the Good Times scare contained text announcing that "This virus is called 'Good Times{{' "}}, presumably hoping to gain kudos amongst other virus writers by appearing to have created a worldwide scare. In general, virus researchers avoided naming these viruses as "Good Times", but an obvious potential for confusion exists, and some anti-virus tools may well detect a real virus they identify as "Good Times", though this will not be the cause of the original scare.