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The Virus Squad

Posted by michael on from the 3-parts-hype-2-parts-drudgery-1-part-usefulness dept.

dncsky1530 writes "Sydney Morning Herald - The Virus Squad - 'A new species has been discovered. So new, it's still unnamed, but researchers are racing to tag it - before it spreads around the world. For the next 10 to 30 minutes, the computer virus or worm is dissected, analysed and identified... "On the day we detected MyDoom, we did another 18 viruses," says Paul Ducklin, Sophos's head of technology for the Asia-Pacific. "There are about 800 new viruses a month. And the unglamorous bit of our work is often the other 798."'"

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  1. Re:Hell no. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What if you're too stupid to know how to put up a firewall, you idgit?

    Grandma Smith doesn't give a shit, so deal with it.