Re: Dangerous promises...

["Hubbard, Dan" <dhubbard () websense com>]

My favorite is the guarantee. Basically they are saying if your get infected for no charge they will reformat your 
machine and start from an original image. Woah.

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WHAT IF IN 3 YEARS TIME SOMEONE DEVELOPS A VIRUS FOR THE VIRUSPROOF COMPUTER?

    * Currently all VirusProof computers come with a 5 year warranty on virus contamination. This means that if, within 
the first five years of ownership, your VP computer develops a virus, we will re-instate, for free, your computer to 
exactly as it was when you first received the computer. All users are required to arrange delivery and pickup from our 
Sydney factory.

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-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of chris () blask org
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:20 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org; Alex Eckelberry
Subject: Re: [funsec] Dangerous promises...

--- On Thu, 11/12/09, Alex Eckelberry <AlexE () sunbelt-software com> wrote:

> Australian Technicians Develop Virus Proof Computers 

http://virusproofcomputers.com.au/how_it_works.htm

"Sometimes it's not as important to know HOW it works, just that it DOES work!"

Absolute, complete, unvarnished:  snake oil.

"Read crazy jokes from your friends without fear of accidentally downloading a virus (some naive friends send you 
emails with viruses hidden behind pictures)."

Yeah, crazy jokes about companies who claim, "we can guarantee you absolute safety."

I'd say we all chip in and buy one just to hack the butt-cheeks out of it, but I'd hate to give these chimps a thin 
dime.

-chris


      
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