by "JOHN SYMONS" <KAISER.SOZE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Feb 7, 2004 at 10:12 AM
WAS CONSIDERING THIS THEORY JUST THE OTHER DAY.
K.S.
"SKapperLinux" <s_kme162618@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.01.28.06.10.18.32293@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Remember the MSblast virus? You couldnt install the patch unless you
had
> Servce Pack One installed. Big deal? Unless you had a pirated copy of
> Windows XP, using the widely circulated serial number, the service pack
> wouldnt install hence you couldnt patch yourself against the MSblast
> virus. Of course it wasnt long before there was an application that
made
> it possible for you to change your XP serial number and solve the issue.
>
> Mr Gates seems keen to implement a system where you would pay for the
> privilege of protecting yourself against viruii, aimed at Windows OS, so
> it makes sense he would then create viruii. Without virii there would
be
> no need for an update/patch service for Windows (apart from the growing
> list of Windows OS bugs).
>
> I cant think of any other examples similar to the MSblast virus but I'm
> sure there'd be other instances of not being able to protect yourself
> against a virus without jumping through another M$ hoop.
