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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. Boy I sure will sleep better tonight... by igloo-x · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...safe in the knowledge that the VIRUS SQUAD are dissecting viruses for me AS WE SPEAK!

    ACTIVATE TEAM VIRUS SQUAD! GO FOR GLORY!

    1. Re:Boy I sure will sleep better tonight... by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny

      When things get really tough, do they all join into a giant virus-fighting robot?

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      One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
    2. Re:Boy I sure will sleep better tonight... by gad_zuki! · · Score: 2, Funny

      Nope, remember we're talking about viruses here. They all join into a very tiny virus-fighting robot with their 12 year old intern Jimmy.

      "See Jimmy, this is what we call the CPU."

      "Jeepers, its so big!"

      "Nope, remember we're tiny."

      "Jeepers I forgot!"

  2. Re:Ugh, these aren't viruses... by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Funny
    They seem to be running down Slashdot's Axis of Evil list for their merkins: SCO, Microsoft, and now the RIAA. We ought to be able to deduce the next MyDumb.n target.

    Slashdot could run a poll, but the answer would almost certainly be .. CowboyNeal.

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    One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
  3. Re:Huh? by RdsArts · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course. It will slow down viruses by exactly one mouseclick.

    Sure, it doesn't sound like a lot, but think of it in volume...

  4. Re:AV companies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Poor sophos, I bet they can barely keep up with Symantec's virus producing department.

  5. Re:I wonder by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    GRISOFT offers a free version of AVG Anti-Virus 6.0 for single home users.

    But what about the home users with girlfriends or wives?