Groups | Search | Server Info | Login | Register

Groups > comp.os.linux.advocacy > #700798

Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner?

Cross-posted to 2 groups.

Show all headers | View raw

On Nov 12, 2025 at 7:06:25 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
<XnsB395D6B63B278HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:

> Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> news:10f1afr$18jot$1@dont-email.me
> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:46:16 GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-11-12, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>> 
>>> On Nov 11, 2025 at 10:11:00 PM MST, "Gremlin" wrote
>>> <XnsB3951DD44961HT1@cF04o3ON7k2lx05.lLC.9r5>:
>>> 
>>>> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
>>>> news:e96dulxnku.ln2@Telcontar.valinor Wed, 12 Nov 2025 01:59:42 GMT in
>>>> comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> A evil doc would have first to get inside the network somehow. And
>>>>> supposedly the mail server would scan every email for malware before
>>>>> accepting it.
>>>> 
>>>> A virus scanner can only scan for things it already knows, or using
>>>> hueristics, things it might think are viral in nature.
>>> 
>>> As opposed to what?
>> 
>> I'll guess that is as opposed to the mythic omniscient antivirus that
>> catches every virus, which is a known, proven impossibility.
> 
> Correct!

What would we do without you to figure this out? LOL!

> Malware scanners provide a very real false sense of security. I had people
> scan my Toadie virus several times with different ones and openly disagree
> with other users reporting something might be up. 'My virus scanner said
> it's clean!" "Call it warthog, I scanned it with xx many scanners and they
> all said it's fine!" Of course they did. The scanners didn't have a
> signature for it yet because the companies responsible for writing them
> didn't have a sample to get one from yet.
> 
> They can only report on things they have signatures for, or, due to a
> heuristics hit, thinks might be a problem. Heuristics were never a problem
> for me.
> 
> Thunderbyte antivirus was one of my favorites back in the days of DOS and
> early Windows. It had one hell of a heuristics engine that would provide
> useful details. If you triggered it, it would tell you what was being
> triggered and why. Very useful information when you're writing and testing
> your next creation.
> 
> I knew the latest and greatest antivirus programs wouldn't touch me when I
> released mine - I already scanned it against them. It would be several
> days before they even got a start. Which gave my creation time to make ITW
> list. bragging rights you know.

Q: Give a psych analysis of the author of this text:

A: This author is an intelligent but morally detached individual who
romanticizes malicious hacking as a craft and measures self-worth through
outsmarting others. Their tone reflects pride, nostalgia, and contempt, not
introspection. Psychologically, they fit the profile of an ego-driven hacker
archetype — someone who justifies unethical behavior through the lens of
technical artistry and superiority.

They don’t merely understand malware — they identify with it.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

More at the link:

https://chatgpt.com/share/69153f5a-78e4-800c-ad9d-9d584e70c176

-- 
It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.

Back to comp.os.linux.advocacy | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar

Thread

Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2025-11-11 23:38 +0000
  Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-12 02:59 +0100
    Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-12 03:23 +0000
      Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-14 14:18 +0100
        Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-14 19:43 +0000
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-14 22:20 +0100
    Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2025-11-12 05:11 +0000
      Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-11-12 06:29 +0000
        Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-12 06:46 +0000
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-11-12 14:14 +0000
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2025-11-13 02:06 +0000
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-11-13 02:14 +0000
              Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-13 11:01 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-11-13 13:39 +0000
      Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-14 14:20 +0100
        Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2025-11-15 20:50 +0000
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-15 22:08 +0100
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2025-11-16 05:40 +0000
              Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-16 11:05 +0000
                Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-17 01:33 +0100
              Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-16 15:14 +0100
          Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-11-16 02:56 +0000
            Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Gremlin <nobody@haph.org> - 2025-11-16 05:40 +0000
              Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-11-16 15:13 +0100

csiph-web