🚀 go-pugleaf

With properly defined computer virus there shoudln't be doubts what is
a good and what is a bad virus. Or should be ? Let's suppose that bad
virus is intended to cause some unwanted function in system. Some
programs (even antiviral) can do the same thing, (what is unwanted
function anyway ?) but they cannot propagate. Good virus can
propagate, but it is supposed to not invoke anything unwanted. But, by
definition good virus can mutate, so can become bad virus. Also, good
virus on one system can be bad virus on another system (causing some
unwanted function). Could all bad viruses be good viruses ? Yes,
because without them many A-V producers would loose their source of
money. Can all good viruses be bad viruses ? Yes, because they are
viruses (something very suspicious). Confusing ? Not to anyone who
ever met chinese philosophy and principles of Yin and Yang. Shortly,
good and bad are inseparable and dependent one of the another (you
can't define good without defining bad and vice versa).

So, what to do ? Let's throw (unnecessary) philosophy and look at
(poor) simple PC user. S/he finds something weird on her/his PC and
suspects it could be a virus (whatever could be called by that name).
S/he chooses some A-V product and tries to solve the problem. If the
product solves problem and everything is like before user is
satisfied. And that should be the main goal of every A-V producer. If
Fred Cohen's customers are satisfied with his product why all that
complaining about ethical correctness. Ask them if they have any
ethical problem using that product. If they are not satisfied that is
Fred Cohen's problem and he has to solve it. Simple, isn't it ?
                                                                           
Cheeers,                __________________________                         
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Suzana                /|     I'm a good virus!    |\     |\__/|            
         /~~~~~~\    / |     He's a bad virus!    | \   /      \           
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