GMail adds Virus protection

GMail (or should I start calling it Google Mail?) has added yet another free feature:

Virus scanning is here!
Get an automatic check-up every time you open or send a message with an attachment. We even try our best to remove viruses so we can protect you against all the ones we find. You’re on your own with the common cold (try chicken soup). Learn more

Update:
Usayd

Ideas on the new developments; PC Advisor suggest that maybe Gmail is finally exiting the beta stage.

I personally think that as long as Google continually update GMail then, like their other services, it will continue to become a greater and greater success. One thing I noticed that stood out from the rest was the originality used to make Gmail a number 1. At the time when GMail was released it was competing with very few 1GB email providers. Whilst these are fell behind, Google continually developed GMail until it became one of the best email services in my opinion at least. Now they are offering over 2.5GB of space which is continuously being added to and now anti-virus protection – surely GMail’s future is bright?