Re: Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone?

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From: Wolf K
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:33

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On 05/08/2010 17:23, David H. Lipman wrote:
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> I'm sorry, just because the "average" person calls all malware a "virus" does not make it
> correct and if you insist on following this train of thought, please do NOT call yourself
> a "professional."
>
>

Yeah, well,context rules. No matter how carefully people use terminology 
in their professional lives, words will escape into the wild, and then 
all bets are off.

It's context that determines a word's meaning. In every-day usage, 
"anti-virus" has come to mean what "anti-malware" means in a 
professional context. That's just the way it is. The first rule of 
communication is "Adapt to your audience."

cheers,
wolf k.

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Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:33:04 -0400
From: Wolf K <wekirch@sympatico.ca>
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