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My Windows 7 even thinks software by Microsoft might be malicious. Before you know it the OS deletes itself! 
It's an OO world.
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It should prior notifies the user and point out that particular malicious program/application an asked for the user's permission before removing it.
Either way its helps to keep clean OS when someone who don't even know whether its been malicious or not and before it ruin the performance of the OS.
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then we welcome backdoor vulnerability to OS.
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As above. They might as well run a gigantic server hosting a single OS which controls what apps people have for their use.
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Hmm. Didn't we used to do that before the PC?
Hang on, we didn't have viruses then either! Coincidence? 
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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OriginalGriff wrote: Didn't we used to do that before the PC?
Are you trying to tell that "cloud computing" is not a new and modern concept? Heresy! Burn him!
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If a malicious code is found help would be appreciated in some circumstances but still the decision of making modifications (and also actually making them) should be made by the one who owns the machine.
Instructions, explanations, possibly reasoning, possible/known side-effects etc would be helpful to make the decision and possibly removal, so that kind of assistance would be useful. Of course one question is how the malicious code was found and was the informing about the situation approved by the owner...
The removal process should have several 'levels'. Easy, just push the button, for those with no technical skills or interest in issue to 'let me handle it', for CP users 
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Depends on who defines malicious. My definition might be different than the OS makers definition. Is a free version of something they make money off of considered malicious? they might think so.
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I may be crazy
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PJ Arends wrote: Depends on who defines malicious
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PJ Arends wrote: Is a free version of something they make money off of considered malicious? they might think so.
Ask Red Gate 
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'Free' would include 'Pirated'. Do you think that vendors should have the right to at least disable illegal versions? Courts around the world have had different answers to this one. And I know people whose ligitimate versions of Windows have failed the Windows Genuine Advantage test because other people have reused their license no (without the original owner's knowledge).
Usual rules apply: Punish the innocent, let the guilty go free. (It's much easier that way round)
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Android needs it because the app approvial process is so badly controlled
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ed welch wrote: process is so badly controlled
May be you are right. Android is not a very developed OS. It still requires perfection. But I am impressed to see the Framework in place to make the Kill Switch work.
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Doesn't make it right. I use Android - it has lots of problems, and it irritated me quite often - just like Windows does.
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It really depends on how updated you are.
I am using Gingerbread on N1. It is perfect for me but it does has bugs. Better than any other mobiles I used before.
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First Voter 
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Let it me known that no one gives a rat's ass that you were the first voter.
modified on Sunday, March 27, 2011 8:37 AM
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Amen. I am reading "The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. If I were an alien observing humans, I would wonder why humans take such pride in matters that are consequences of mere chance. What I am proud of you ask? All these innovative, hard-working people contributing their efforts to this web site.
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Kamran Behzad wrote: If I were an alien observing humans, I would wonder why humans take such pride in matters that are consequences of mere chance.
So very true.
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I disagree. You are not proud/ashamed for every of your action. There are things your are proud of and some your are ashamed of, like wise there are many actions your are neither proud or ashamed. In this case, I am neither proud or ashamed of my actions. I vented something out, so what is the big deal about it. Would that make makes me happy or change any thing in me, nope. Nor it hurts to vent. Many people down voted the message. Would that makes me ashamed or sad, Absolutely not.
I am extremely proud for a feature set we just released. Because it opened many opportunity in the product and customers are excited. Would I have the same feeling or even would I be proud for every code I wrote, absolutely not. Because some of the code is so basic that it does not make one proud, but in the grand schema things, over all I am proud of what I do. Does that mean I am proud of each and every one of my contribution? Nope.
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Yusuf mate,
I've seen your comments before in the forum. You are a contributor. And I'm proud of you because of that. Good on you mate.
My comment did not target you and was not personal so please don't take it as such. I do apologise for irritating you. Totally not my intention. On any other day I may do what you did and you may comment on it as I did. That's life. Let's take it easy. (But I recommend to all computer geeks to read The Black Swan nevertheless.)
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Kamran Behzad wrote: My comment did not target you and was not personal so please don't take it as such.
Not at all. In the contrary if you notice my post, I said, even though who downvoted my post did not get to irritate me. I feel in free speech and you are entitled to your as well. I am cool with it, peace.
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You are a good man.
فی امان الله
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Slacker007 wrote: Let it me known that no gives a rat's ass that you were the first voter.
I know very that very well, nor did I'd any doubt about that. I don't see any in harm in venting every now and then.
BTW. I did not vote at all for your message. I don't downvote unless it is violates the rules of the form, such as inappropriate post.
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