Hi Donovansrb10,
People that download viruses to see what they do aren't just average users. These people download viruses in a special lab settings, where they cannot infect outside a virtual machine. They have to take a lot of precautions and need a lot of special analyzing tools. Well if you download Vitro file infector, you can see what is meant, if you do that you can completely f-disk, format and re-install your Operational System, so-called total recall, not a nice thing to experience, seeing your computer being ruined by a virus. Malware is no plaything, and malware should be kept from computers by all means. The real hero here is the man or woman or kid that did not have a virus for years and years, because he or she or it is computer-savvy and security aware,
polonus