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On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:45:04 -0700, in alt.tv.sopranos, Trafton rubs the
lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again. It does this
whenever it's told -


Hi,

He was obviously replying to your saying it is some sort of conspiracy, if
you read the second sentence of his post.

This would be a good point, except I never used the word conspiracy.

Although you are free to your opinions, there is no backing to what you are
saying. We have responded to our best of abilities to the points you have
raised, and have not received any rebuttles based on fact - rather, they are
just based on possibility.

I raised a question based on an opinion that I had. Is it wrong to
express one's opinion, whether or not it is based on "fact".


Although there is no way to tell when someone is a troll, this behavior
seems somewhat troll-like, in that it seems mostly for the sake of
provoking.

These newsgroups are mostly for Microsoft support. We cannot spend time
convincing you there is no massive conspiracy in the antivirus industry.
Unless you have any conclusive points, there is no further need to respond
and it is likely most will regard your posts as trolling.

Sincerely,
Benjamin "Trafton" Johnstone-Anderson
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
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"The Magnificent *******" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:43:34 -0400, in alt.tv.sopranos, Bill Sanderson
rubs the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again. It does
this whenever it's told -


No it isn't.

A good conspiracy depends on a small number of folks in the know.

You are talking about a large number of folks, over a long period of
time.

This is complete nonsense--and if you don't know that, and it appears
that
you don't, you might wish to consider getting professional help.

Since you top-posted, I'm not sure which comments of mine that you're
referring to. Your post, for all intents and purposes, is complete non-
sense. I implore you to stop top-posting if you want people to take you
seriously.

Good day to you, sir.


"The Magnificent *******" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 15:52:15 -0700, in alt.tv.sopranos, Trafton rubs
the
lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again. It does this
whenever it's told -


Hi,

First of all, it's a bad idea to post with your real email address to
forums
like these, as users are already infected with viruses and are looking
for
help. They will harvest your email.

I don't open email from people I don't know so the joke is on them.
They will be wasting their time if they send me an email.


"The Magnificent *******" wrote in
message
...
Antivirus software companies charge you money to "protect" your
computer
from viruses and other bad things that could happen to it (trojan
horse,
worm, etc.). If you don't pay for protection, there is a very good
chance that something bad will happen to your computer. Some people
say
that some antivirus software companies are even responsible for some
(or
most) of the new viruses that come out.........that way there is
always
a need for their products.

This is an odd argument. After all, couldn't you say the same about
most
every services industry? Doctors don't make people sick to get their
business. There is no "massive" conspiracy. The antivirus industry is
so
large that it would be doubtful a secret such as that would be able to
stay
in for so long.

We still don't know who really shot JFK, so it's entirely possible that
a secret like this could be kept for a long time.


Sounds kind of like the mafia. Either you pay them for protection or
you'll get hurt or something like that.
You can avoid getting hurt by using common sense, even if you don't
have
an
antivirus program. Viruses require user intervention to spread - some
require the lack thereof. It's not antivirus programs that stop
viruses
from
spreading - they're only a safety net.

Is this just a coincidence?
No; a coincidence would entail some sort of similarity of unusual
nature.
There is nothing unusual here. And, if you still feel this way, try a
free
antivirus program like this one:

http://www.grisoft.com/

Here is it from a virus writer's perspective, reflecting on the
absurdities
that were speculated upon because of a somewhat confusingly worded
(but
standard) phrase in a Symantec write-up:

http://www.virusbtn.com/magazine/arc...d_straight.xml

Sincerely,
Benjamin "Trafton" Johnstone-Anderson
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
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