On Sat, 21 Jul 2018 20:41:40 -0700 Keith Keller kkeller@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us wrote:
On 2018-07-22, Valeri Galtsev galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu wrote:
And on top of all: MS Windows is the only systems I know of whose vendor tells you, it is not safe to run without 3rd party software (antivirus).
AFAIK (my son runs Windows, to my shame) Windows now comes bundled with antivirus software. I have no idea if it actually works or not.
Yes, isn't it blatant? MS makes defective systems that attract malicious software (viruses) then claims its anti-virus SW is an extra added attraction. No doubt they monetize it somehow.Too baroque for me.
The apt cache description of xbill (qv) is just right:
"Ever get the feeling that nothing is going right? You're a sysadmin, and someone's trying to destroy your computers. The little people running around the screen are trying to infect your computers with Wingdows [TM], a virus cleverly designed to resemble a popular operating system. Your objective is to click the mouse on them, ending their potential threat. If one of the people reaches a computer, it will attempt to replace your operating system with the virus it carries. It will then attempt to run off the screen with your vital software."
Dave
--keith