hibikir on 29 October 2007
Malware is technically different from a virus.
A virus has built in a way of propagating itself. Sending emails to everyone on your inbox, sending IMs, or something like that.
Other kinds of malware just propagate when people download them from specific places, either by using a browser exploit when people visit a web page, or by being distributed with an apparently legit program. Your typical fake WoW bot that tries to take over your account details on install is malware, but is not a virus.
