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Microsoft Acquires RAV Antivirus

Posted by michael on from the join-the-collective dept.

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."

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  1. Microsoft Anti-virus by kismar · · Score: 5, Funny

    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?

  2. So...? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny


    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?

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  3. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  4. Cross platform by ActiveY · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

  5. The obligatory Simpsons quote... by Chicane-UK · · Score: 4, Funny

    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]

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  6. Re:maybe I'm just a half-full kinda guy... by Geek+of+Tech · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...And in other news....

    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...

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  7. Re:maybe I'm just a half-full kinda guy... by edbarrett · · Score: 5, Funny

    So windows is emacs, then? :)