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		vidanay on Jan 9, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft disables Windows Update when Meltdown/Sp... Typically, that would be called "a virus"

TazeTSchnitzel on Jan 12, 2018 | [–]

Can a virus make its host dependant on it?

Piskvorrr on Jan 10, 2018 | [–]

No. "Symbiote," likely; "parasite," perhaps. "Virus," not at all.

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