Author Topic: The virus thread (Read 6867 times)

Team 9 · « **on:** February 16, 2012, 04:48:18 PM »

inspired by the various virus related posts in the general chatter thread.
examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLt3vfevUsc&feature=relmfu#

stuff like that.

Mr. AS · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2012, 05:27:22 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7IJHoxcNr8&feature=related#ws

Urjak · « **Reply #2 on:** February 17, 2012, 12:42:04 AM »

I always loved the look of these guys:

Scourge of teh Galaxy · « **Reply #3 on:** February 17, 2012, 03:22:44 AM »

I wanted to create this thread, because I was the one who was saying the virus stuff

Also, the ones in the OP are Trojans, not viruses. Navshield appears to be rogueware. Therefore this thread needs renaming to Trojan thread or something, so i can make a virus thread :>

Doomkiller · « **Reply #4 on:** February 17, 2012, 03:50:25 AM »

Urjak wins though

Scourge of teh Galaxy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 17, 2012, 03:54:21 AM »

Indeed he does. Also, you know this is in the wrong section?

My project thread is in Software and OS

Doomkiller · « **Reply #6 on:** February 17, 2012, 03:59:56 AM »

Well, sortve, A virus is software of sorts..

Scourge of teh Galaxy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:09:05 AM »

Quote from: Doomkiller on February 17, 2012, 03:59:56 AM

Well, sortve, A virus is software of sorts..

Indeed, but it fits more in Computer and OS.

But oh well, off to continue editing my topic now I'm back in class :>

Chaosmancer · « **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:12:09 AM »

A virus is a software, it's just one that is created for malicious intent, so technically this section is the correct place, although Computer and OS is also a correct section. Software for the fact that it is a piece of software, Computer and OS because it can damage computers and operating systems. I would say that it fits in both sections equally.

Scourge of teh Galaxy · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:29:38 AM »

Fair point, but my point about the stuff posted in here are not viruses still stands

Oh, and for reference, I will almost always refer to a virus as a piece of code

Chaosmancer · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:35:57 AM »

Quote from: Scourge of teh Galaxy on February 17, 2012, 04:29:38 AM

Fair point, but my point about the stuff posted in here are not viruses still stands

Oh, and for reference, I will almost always refer to a virus as a piece of code

Yeah, the stuff here can be classed as malware, but due to not replicating, it can't be a virus.

I'm pretty sure that 'piece of code', 'computer program', and 'software' are all correct ways of describing a virus, of course, it probably depends on the type of virus as well.

Doomkiller · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:42:14 AM »

Quote from: Scourge of teh Galaxy on February 17, 2012, 04:29:38 AM

Fair point, but my point about the stuff posted in here are not viruses still stands

Most people do not know what the difference is though, and just call them viruses

My mum usually just says her computer was attacked with stuff that does bad things.

Pwnator · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:47:24 AM »

All I know as I can make a simple program that continuously forks itself and slows the whole system down.

Doomkiller · « **Reply #13 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:50:02 AM »

Quote from: Pwnator on February 17, 2012, 04:47:24 AM

All I know as I can make a simple program that continuously forks itself and slows the whole system down.

An infinite loop?

Scourge of teh Galaxy · « **Reply #14 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:53:21 AM »

Quote from: Chaosmancer on February 17, 2012, 04:35:57 AM

Quote from: Scourge of teh Galaxy on February 17, 2012, 04:29:38 AM
Fair point, but my point about the stuff posted in here are not viruses still stands

Oh, and for reference, I will almost always refer to a virus as a piece of code

Yeah, the stuff here can be classed as malware, but due to not replicating, it can't be a virus.

I'm pretty sure that 'piece of code', 'computer program', and 'software' are all correct ways of describing a virus, of course, it probably depends on the type of virus as well.

A virus is not a computer program. It's a very common mistake to call it such, but not many viruses are actually capable of creating their own programs - Creeper is one of the few

Doomkiller · « **Reply #15 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:55:34 AM »

Definition: program: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

Im pretty sure a computer executes viruses, even if they are no good.

Scourge of teh Galaxy · « **Reply #16 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:58:31 AM »

They execute viruses via an infected program or file

Doomkiller · « **Reply #17 on:** February 17, 2012, 04:59:16 AM »

The computer still executes them though, which is a definition of a computer program

Team 9 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 17, 2012, 05:00:20 AM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA8A9USuyOU&feature=related#

discuss

Chaosmancer · « **Reply #19 on:** February 17, 2012, 05:03:20 AM »

Quote from: Scourge of teh Galaxy on February 17, 2012, 04:53:21 AM

Quote from: Chaosmancer on February 17, 2012, 04:35:57 AM
Quote from: Scourge of teh Galaxy on February 17, 2012, 04:29:38 AM
Fair point, but my point about the stuff posted in here are not viruses still stands

Oh, and for reference, I will almost always refer to a virus as a piece of code

Yeah, the stuff here can be classed as malware, but due to not replicating, it can't be a virus.

I'm pretty sure that 'piece of code', 'computer program', and 'software' are all correct ways of describing a virus, of course, it probably depends on the type of virus as well.
A virus is not a computer program. It's a very common mistake to call it such, but not many viruses are actually capable of creating their own programs - Creeper is one of the few

A virus can be called a computer program because it is software, but one thing I do remember is that it generally comes onto your computer with a program (usually one you have downloaded), they then run their program after said file has been executed. Plus most things I looked up a while ago referred to it as a computer program, and this is because of the fact that it is a sequence of instructions that has been written to perform a certain task, and if I remember correctly, that is pretty much the definition of a computer program.

Author Topic: The virus thread (Read 6867 times)

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