An effective trojan in WINDOWS does not need admin
rights.
The *nix security subsystem in every iteration of the *nixes
requires root for similar installs. Otherwise they're just
files sitting on the filesystem doing nothing. There is no
such thing as a self-installing *nix virus.
Even the last trojan that PCWorld spouted about OS X (a
BSD Unix iteration) required administrative privileges to
install. Even your MyDoom scenario would still result in
something no more dangerous than spyware for that ONE
user and only when they're logged on and only when they
activate it.
All of the worst M$ malware were self-installers and self-
replicators.
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