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cwyers
on Jan 9, 2018
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Microsoft disables Windows Update when Meltdown/Sp...
Given your definitions, I'm pretty sure commercial AV is just parasites.
TeMPOraL
on Jan 9, 2018
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Yeah, the distinction between a symbiont and a parasite is mostly of degree, not kind, and AV software these days is increasingly being found on the blurry line between the two.
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