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Archives => 2008 => Topic started by: Paddy on February 14, 2008, 06:50:21 PM

Title: Friendly worms could spread software updates
Post by: Paddy on February 14, 2008, 06:50:21 PM
http://technology.newscientist.com/article...ware-fixes.html

Sounds like a recipe for disaster, if you ask me. dry.gif

Quote from a comment posted in response to the article:

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This article seems to promote the concept of a "good" computer virus. The general consensus for the past twenty years in computer science and specifically information security has been has been that is an oxymoron. This article is misleading because it does not and the powerful classic counters to any argument for a "good" virus. Crackpots have been promoting these for a long time, and it seems just becuase microsoft is talking about it, it must be valid.


More on the subject here:

http://www.cknow.com/vtutor/AreThereGoodViruses.html
Title: Friendly worms could spread software updates
Post by: Gregg on February 14, 2008, 08:21:09 PM
Disaster indeed! I'm making an appointment with my doctor right now!
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Title: Friendly worms could spread software updates
Post by: Jack W on February 14, 2008, 09:11:28 PM
Sounds like a M$ Ploy to me to get more info from the users.