GMail Adds Virus Protection 355
AxsDeny writes "Google has rolled out virus protection for it's web based email service. Apparently they are scanning incoming and outgoing messages for infected messages. Read more on their "what's new" page."
Final Straw! (Score:5, Funny)
GMail has been my faithful virus depository, now where can I go today? HoTMaiL?
I wish it gives users the option to still retrieve the virus if they insist.
Hotmail has integrated this for years... (Score:3, Funny)
NO! (Score:5, Funny)
I'm gonna fucking kill this guy, I did it before and I'll do it again, I'm gonna fucking kill google!
Where's a chair?
but but but... (Score:5, Funny)
I use GMail on OS X so I don't need it...
</sarcasm>
Re:"it's"? (Score:5, Funny)
I was all excited about the virus protection in GMail until you pointed that out.
Re:Grammar (Score:1, Funny)
End of .creative.extenstions (Score:3, Funny)
Nice, I suppose, if you get a lot of them. (Score:4, Funny)
What I really want is a "yes, I'm unilingual, I speak English and if an e-mail isn't in English, its spam" setting.
Re:"it's"? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Grammar (Score:1, Funny)
SLASHDOT adds IT'S protection (Score:0, Funny)
Re:So what? (Score:4, Funny)
GMail has virus protection?!? Wow! That's so innovative! They've done everything else perfectly, and now they've ended email-based viruses! M$ and Yahoo both suck! Google rocks! Thanks, Google!
What? Can't they index virii? (Score:5, Funny)
Therefore, they must be destroyed [theonion.com].
Re:Nice, I suppose, if you get a lot of them. (Score:5, Funny)
Virus-Targetted Advertising (Score:4, Funny)
For people who get a lot of viruses, they can advertise privacy tools, anti-virus software and adware removers.
For people who do not get a lot of viruses, they get to see ads for social networks, dating sites, etc.
hotmail (Score:4, Funny)
Re:"it's"? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:OMG (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Final Straw! (Score:3, Funny)
So you really do want to read the love letter just for you, and view those Anna Kornokorva pics, one more time.
Re:"it's"? (Score:3, Funny)
great, now I don't need norton (Score:5, Funny)
Re:but what powers it? (Score:4, Funny)
I can think of many legitimate reasons for sending programs that execute something.
Movies, pictures, sounds, etc...
Google Ads (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Nice, I suppose, if you get a lot of them. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Final Straw! (Score:5, Funny)
you forgot to give us your e-mail address.
I've got this great virus you can add to your collection. It's called W32.Goatse@cx
It's pretty original, the virus masquerades as a JPEG and when you open it in your e-mail, it makes you go blind.
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Re:Final Straw! (Score:3, Funny)
$sys$virus.exe
will make it invisible for any AV program.