KVR Audio

trappist · Post by **trappist** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:24 pm

Virus?

I'm sure if you did, you would spread the word, but I was curious if anyone has gotten a virus or some sort of bug/bot after downloading a free softsynth or effect out there in the digital wasteland.....?

herodotus · Post by **herodotus** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:31 pm

Nope.

Moritz Morpheus MkIII · Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:33 pm

Njet

farlukar · Post by **farlukar** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:36 pm

Nah, never...
I think the word would spread faster across the internets than any malware could.

jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:36 pm

nope - the Virus is hardware - as such it's not downloadable and it is far from being free

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:39 pm

jens wrote:nope - the Virus is hardware - as such it's not downloadable and it is far from being free

Jens raises an interesting point. I wonder if there is a softsynth that sounds like a Virus.

Let the games begin.

jens · Post by **jens** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:41 pm

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:43 pm

shamann wrote:Let the games begin.

[might I suggest a better tactic?

]

Freebies are virus-free ususally, unless you're talking about cracked versions of synths. Warez bring virii, as is deserved.

ianweb123 · Post by **ianweb123** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:44 pm

I got a bot when I downloaded Fat-Ass' squeekbox

...or was it a bot-bot

farlukar · Post by **farlukar** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:47 pm

ouroboros wrote:virii.

viruses.

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:51 pm

Viruses?

Really?

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:55 pm

ouroboros wrote:Viruses?

Really?

Well, yes, as there was never an actual pluralized form of the original word in latin. Virii was speculation on such a form, as was vira and a few others.

Virii can be acceptable as it now has entered the vernacular, whether correct or not, though it's heavy on the computer geek jargon. Its use is most acceptable in the current situation, ie computer viruses over biological viruses.

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 11:00 pm

damn Latin! Well, at least I'll get extra tech-cred I don't deserve

farlukar · Post by **farlukar** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 11:01 pm

vir -> viri
virus -> virus

or something

fat-ass · Post by **fat-ass** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:52 am

ianweb123 wrote:I got a bot when I downloaded Fat-Ass' squeekbox

...or was it a bot-bot

Definitely a bot-bot

Lots of freebies--anyone ever get a...