On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:26 -0500, "Bill Arnold" <[email protected]> wrote:
> and why are they still called "viruses" Because most people don't know what the term 'virus' actually means in an IT context, and use it incorrectly to refer to security flaws, trojans, worms, diallers, backdoors, rootkits, spyware, adware and whatever else you're having. -- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
