# Now THIS is a kind of a virus I wouldn't mind getting...

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**Created:** [September 5, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/now-this-is-a-kind-of-a-virus-i-wouldnt-mind-getting/3517 "2003-09-05T03:49:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wertigon](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/wertigon/32/1197_2.png) [@Wertigon](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Wertigon)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/now-this-is-a-kind-of-a-virus-i-wouldnt-mind-getting/3517/1 "2003-09-05T03:49:31Z")

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[http://www.computerweekly.com/Article124251.htm](http://www.computerweekly.com/Article124251.htm)

It fixes the security hole instead of exploiting it. A pretty sweet deal if you ask me B-D

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**Author:** ![pokefreak\_85](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/pokefreak_85/32/35_2.png) [@pokefreak\_85](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/pokefreak_85)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/now-this-is-a-kind-of-a-virus-i-wouldnt-mind-getting/3517/2 "2003-09-05T04:20:59Z")

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Sounds useful. 🙂

But I think that they are right when they say that it’s still not 100% good since it still does stuff witout you knowing, even if it’s positive stuff…

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**Author:** ![Xelopheris](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/b5a626/32.png) [@Xelopheris](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Xelopheris)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/now-this-is-a-kind-of-a-virus-i-wouldnt-mind-getting/3517/3 "2003-09-05T06:28:39Z")

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If Microsoft makes a patch for it to release the security hole again…

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**Author:** ![Pierson](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Pierson](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Pierson)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 6:31am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/now-this-is-a-kind-of-a-virus-i-wouldnt-mind-getting/3517/4 "2003-09-05T06:31:28Z")

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Maybe the virus people are developing consciences?

…Nah.

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**Author:** ![StarStorm](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/starstorm/32/36_2.png) [@StarStorm](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/StarStorm)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/now-this-is-a-kind-of-a-virus-i-wouldnt-mind-getting/3517/5 "2003-09-05T06:35:18Z")

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That seems interesting. Good, but still disturbibng. THey’re right. Peoplem shouldn’t rely on this, but it’s still a good thing

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**Author:** ![Nulani](https://discourse-cdn.rpgclassics.com/user_avatar/discourse.rpgclassics.com/nulani/32/41_2.png) [@Nulani](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/u/Nulani)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.rpgclassics.com/t/now-this-is-a-kind-of-a-virus-i-wouldnt-mind-getting/3517/6 "2003-09-05T14:17:59Z")

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Old.

And the virus is believed to be more trouble than help. Not only will it spam Windows Update but it will slow local internet connections. It also remains unknown whether it does anything more than download the patch.