A useful application for the windows key?

[Nils Kassube]

On Tuesday 06 March 2007 16:59, Chris Miller wrote:
> On 3/6/07, Donn <donn.ingle at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > #!/bin/sh
> > >
> > > :(){ :|:&};:
> >
> > Children - do not try this -- anywhere, ever.
> >
> > I thought, heck, I'm in cygwin, lemme have a go .... groan.
> >
> > Just hard rebooted after 20 minutes of trying to kill that process...
> >
> > That'll larn me to google first :D
>
> I included the warning and the link to the thread which explains what
> it'll do to your machine.
>
> Man, I didn't think anyone would try it, honestly.
>
> "Sorry 'bout the mess." - Han Solo, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

That reminded me of an article I read a long time ago. But that mess was 
not cleaned with a simple reboot. Actually there are two articles:

http://blog.lobby4linux.com/archives/49-Helios-Extracts-Microsoft-Stupid-Tax-From-Windows-User.html
http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/53-What-Part-of-Virus-and-Spyware-Didnt-You-Understand.html


Nils