Heard today (1/17/02) on KARA of Santa Clara (CA) 105.7 - Kim Vestal's morning show (my phrasing):
Usually there are more virus attacks after holidays, since all the young hackers take this time off school to create them. However this holiday season's share was lower than the average.
Kim Vestal thinks it is because all the nerds were lining up to see Lord Of The Rings...