> DUH! It says it was "Windows Media Player", the biggest virus of them
> all. ;-)
That's not true, found this on the web about Windows, but it is also
applicable to the media player:
Is Windows a Virus?
No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
* They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that.
* Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system
as they do so - okay, Windows does that.
* Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk - okay,
Windows does that too.
* Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with
valuable programs and systems. Sigh... Windows does that, too.
* Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is
too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. Yup, that's with
Windows, too.
Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental
differences:Viruses are well sup****ted by their authors, are running on
most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they
tend to become more sophisticated as they mature.
So Windows is not a virus.
It's a bug.
Waldo
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