Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 26, 2024

He’s an eQuine.

They’ll need some Hay-I…

(officially my worst pun of 2024)

But there was no such thing as software in those days (on the contrary, that Trojan Horse was packed with hardware)!

“And now, Lancelot, Galahad and I LEAP out and … and …. ummmm………………… Oh dear …………………. Look if we build this large wooden badger…” WHACK!

I once saw a company with the name “TROJAN”. Its symbol was the head of a wooden horse – the very thing that was instrumental in the Trojan disaster. Eh.. ?

OK. Now I know what I’ll have to name our next cat…

So it was a Geek Horse?

Also beware of gifts bearing Greeks

They should have looked a gift horse in the mouth.

That is an awesome comparison Mr. Miller!!

Horse. Lucy. Slight serene smile. Raised tail. Download.

A firewall would have stop that one.

At the Siege of Acre in 1190s, the Crusaders built a huge trebuchet to hurl rocks into the city. They named it “Mal Voisine”. “Bad Neighbor.”

Given that ‘mal’ has always been a common root for sick or bad, they should have seen that coming…

The Trojans needed to fit the horse, right?

Any of you know who the first people to disregard Apple’s terms of service were?

The reference is to unexpected interference with normal life. That could be considered mal[evil]ware in all its forms.

Appropriate.

How nice! We should sacrifice it to the gods in a big bonfire!

Malmare

Delete the Count. Quarantine Malware.

Present time….windows 11.

Eets pronounce-ed “mal-e-war-e.”

People worry about malware and viruses and organizations spend lots of money on computer security.

The biggest threat is with the software running between the user’s ears. Social Engineering or phishing, of which trojans could be a part, is the biggest threat to any operation.

The truth is, for the average Windows user, the anti-virus package included is good enough. I also recommend a package called Malwarebytes. They have a free version.

Otherwise, practice safe computing. If you see a notice about any of your accounts, don’t click on the link. Go to the official site or call the official number.

Omygod! My Bank of America account has been hacked. Let me click that link. Oh wait, I don’t have a Bank of America account.

As long as they don’t click on it, it shouldn’t be a problem

Aw, come on king Priam, the Greeks been bangin on your city walls for 10 years, do you really think they are gonna just give you a present and go home?

“Wait. Isn’t he the God of Undesirable Outcomes?”

LOL

This ain’t no hobby horse.

Most of the time they target seniors who are less literate about high tech devices and especially susceptible to scare tactics.

You should really look this gift horse in the mouth.

Just horsing around! ;-)

Back then it was “malwear”. Also known as armor.

I still don’t believe anybody fell for that in the first place