Tag: virus
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Exploiting Thoughtcrime in LLMs
New malware variants seem to include source code comments about how to build WMDs, presumably in an effort to hamper analysis by AI-based tools. I find myself wondering if the same technique can be used by authors to "protect" their work, too...
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Coronavirus: what the hell do we do now?!
Andrew Steele's produced another COVID-19-related video, this time focussing on the endgame of the crisis, and you should go watch it.
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Where Do New Viruses Come From?
Watch a 10-minute primer on where "new viruses" come from; see if you know the basics.
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Evolving Computer Words: "Virus"
Of all the computer words that have diverged from their original meaning, "virus" has perhaps diverged the furthest. Dan explains how, and why it matters.
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Dan & Alex 73
AltDan & Alex 73: Alex thanks Dan for the helpful antivirus software, because it's suggested to him that Alex's Nigerian pen-pal might like to take him "fishing". He queries the unusual spelling, though.
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Dan & Alex 72
AltDan & Alex 72: Alex installs antivirus software. Dan warns him that it won't protect him from idiocy. As soon as Dan's out of sight, Alex starts downloading free screensavers.
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Dan & Alex 71
AltDan & Alex 71: Simon demands to know how a virus got on his computer. Alex claims not to even know what a virus is. Dan says that's a great defence, but Alex plays coy: perhaps he genuinely doesn't know?
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“To Test Security On Your PC, You Must First Make It Inherently Insecure”
WTF??? If you go to Symantec's Online Virus Scanner using most browsers, you'll be told that you need to use Microsoft Internet Explorer to continue! Isn't this just asking for trouble? It's like saying, "Yes, we'll check your house is secure. Now just unlock your door..."
Just plain weird.
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Safer Internet Day
Today is European Safer Internet Day.
Does that mean that all those idiots who fell for the MyDoom virus (which, of course, required you to open a ZIP file inside the infected e-mail, the run the program inside it - yet still became the fastest-spreading e-mail virus to date) are going to actually plug their brains …