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Microsoft Acquires RAV Antivirus
Webmoth writes "Microsoft has announced the assimilation of RAV Antivirus from GeCAD Software of Romania. This is significant, because RAV Antivirus was one of the few antivirus products that provided cross-platform email virus scanning and spam filtering, integrating with sendmail and postfix on Linux (among others). No word yet on the impact to non-Microsoft users. In the process, they've left RAE Internet, the (former) exclusive U.S. distributor of RAV Antivirus, along with a host of authorized resellers, in the dust."
So which will come sooner, the patch detecting the virus or the patch to fix the hole in the operating system that the virus exploits?
So has MS decided that it's easier to chase the horse down after it escapes of the barn, rather than just closing the barn door?
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
Watch for Microsoft operating systems to be more prone to virii in the future.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe Better a smartass than a dumbass.
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... and thinking "It is???"
"Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel." - A.B.
now you can get virus and anti-virus software from the same company.
Duh! Open source is a virus, right? What better way to see who's running Linux than a virus scanner! Of course!
I believe Microsoft will follow RAV's cross platform tradition. The products will be available on all major platforms including Windows 9X, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows CE.
Homer : I reluctantly accept your proposal.
Bill Gates : Well everyone always does. Buy 'em out, boys!
Homer : Hey, what the hell's going on!
Bill Gates : Oh, I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks! [insane laughter]
"Hey! Unless this is a nude love-in, get the hell off my property!!"
It was announced today, that after long negotiation, Microsoft has purchased the final remaining piece of intellectual property on Earth, the cyrogenically preserved head of Linus Torvalds...
I've got your sig, right here.
Friend of mine is using RAV in his security appliance based on OpenBSD. Supposedly RAV had realy good licensing terms as compared to other 'professional' AV companies. Anyhow, talk about fate, he finaly dumped MS completely in favor of Open/Free BSD and then a year later MS is back ;-)
I thought Microsoft *is* a virus.
When a virus and and antivirus come together, is it like matter and antimatter?
Glad I don't live in Redmond...
Did I miss something, or has /. gone almost an entire day without an article on $CO?
My god, how will I live without another forty or fifty threads on how SCO is a bunch of scum-sucking MS agents? (Not that I mind...)
Someday, you're going to die. Get over it.
3. Develop viruses in-house, distribute them, and then distribute patches for those viruses faster than MS. ;)
Well, I've been waiting for this moment for about 10 years. I'm a real big fan of Microsoft Anti-Virus (MSAV). Heck, I've even been getting updates from them ever since (with that coupon on the back of the DOS 6.x User's Manual, remember?). Finally, I can upgrade! Hoooray!!!
Earlier today Microsoft announced that it had managed to form a deal with the federal government, giving Microsoft 100 percent possession of the senate, house of representatives and several minor state governments.
At the press conference Mr. Gates said, "Uh, yes, We believe that we can make our platform more secure by outlawing all open-source or free software applications."
The Redmond based company also plans to annex the continents of Asia and South America later this fall....
In other news, the United States of Bill has annonced one free Windows XP licence for anyone knowing the whereabouts of one Linus Torvalds...
Stop the Slashdot effect! Don't read the articles!
So windows is emacs, then? :)
- rav-msft-acquisition.pdf
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