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-----Original Message----- From: Paul Jacobs [mailto:paul@;yourwebcentral.com] Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 8:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [isp-security] Humor for IT Professionals Only >>Is Windows a virus? >> >>With the recent problems being encountered by Windows users >>all across the country, people are begin to ask themselves >>if windows is a virus. In response to the high demand for >>an answer to that question a study was done and concluded >>the following. >> >>1. Viruses replicate quickly. >>Windows does this. >> >>2. Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down >>the system as they do so. >>Windows does this. >> >>3. Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk. >>Windows does this. >> >>4. Viruses are usually carried, unkown to the user, along >>with valuable programs and systems. >>Windows does that too. >> >>5. Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their >>system is too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. >>Same with Windows, yet again. >> >>Maybe Windows really is a virus. >> >>Nope! There is a difference! >> >>Viruses are well supported by their authors, are frequently >>updated, and tend to become more sophisticated as they mature. >> >>So there! Windows is not a virus. However Unix or Linux could be a virus ..... Hmm............ ____________ The ISP-SECURITY Discussion List ____________ To Join: mailto:join-isp-security@;isp-security.com To Remove: mailto:remove-isp-security@;isp-security.com Archives: http://isp-lists.isp-planet.com/isp-security/archives/ To Remove: mailto:leave-isp-security-61189I@;lists.isp-lists.com
