Why do you guys call him Hoss? I don't understand that. Is it like weird slang for horse?

I found a good Anti Virus that seems to take away your vulnerability to this exploit here:

http://lmlinux.com/distros/slackware...install-d1.iso

http://lmlinux.com/distros/slackware...install-d2.iso

Haven't had a problem since.