Jack Wu, assistant manager of Trend Micro Devices Inc., which specializes in virus prevention, makes a very apt metaphor for this: "To be infected with a virus is like a major fire in the company warehouse; even if you don't go under, it's still a very serious blow to morale."
以防毒為業務主力的趨勢科技公司副理吳至真對此倒是作了一個十分貼切的比喻，「中一次毒，就像公司倉庫遭一次大火，就算不倒閉，也元氣大傷。」