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Article #182Re: Win32/RAMNIT.A Anyone?
From: ~BD~
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:28
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:28
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RJK wrote: > >>> I know exactly what I'm talking about. So tell me what tools do > >>> you use to remove worms and trojans from computers? Are any of them > >>> called "Anti-Virus" software? > >> > >> Yes, but that is beside the point. > > > > No that's the point entirely. The word "virus" is acceptable to > > just about everyone except a few anal retentive people who love to go > > around correcting everyone. > > ...and ignorant people will still call themselves professionals I > suppose. > > Talk about anal. > > > Now I've been trying to follow this thread, and I may have got the wrong > end of the stick somehere but, I would like to point out that I fully > respect David H Lipmans' persistance in clarifying malware terminology / > categrisation, > indeed, I've found it VERY useful on several occasions. > And for those other malware "professionals" out there, I'd like to point > out that David H Lipman is held in the highest esteem by many people > inc. myself, ...and who also consider him to be one of the foremost > authorities in the field of malware, so much so that when I have an > interest in a specific variant, and I'm wading through a thread, there's > only a few I need to read - David H Lipman first - and a few others. I > particularly avoid reading posts by one or two particular "know-all's" > because of their condescending and ignorant attitude. > enough said :-) > regards, Richard An interesting comment, Richard. You say that you hold Mr Lipman "in the highest esteem". Tell me why! Do you know who he is and by whom he is employed? AFAICT - he's just another unknown entity posting on Usenet. You obviously trust his word - but how can others *really* know the truth? If he was a *real* professional, he'd check his spelling before he hit the send key! ;-) Regards, Dave
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