Still, if the program replaced a vital piece of code (like Windows.exe), the system would automatically execute it. It sort of has to. They should have redundant systems isolated from each other, though.
There is only one way of avoiding the war – that is the overthrow of this society. However, as we are too weak for this task, the war is inevitable. -L. Trotsky, 1939
The simple fact is that with adequate security, it shouldn't have gotten into the system at all.
Simply program the computer not to open any files without a direct command from a user. So the virus is sitting there....and then what? It can't get in, because the computer won't let it. It can't rewrite the computer's orders because it needs to be inside to do that. It's effectively dead.
And even if it does somehow get in, there's no excuse for it taking over the entire ship. All important systems should be completely seperate from each other, with no computerised link.
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
Didn't the probe hit the E-D with some kind of beam? It might've literally forced it's way into the system like a brute force attack on a firewall.
But, I agree completely on the other point; once it got in, it should've been detected and isolated.
There is only one way of avoiding the war – that is the overthrow of this society. However, as we are too weak for this task, the war is inevitable. -L. Trotsky, 1939
Perhaps. I don't know enough on computers to say. You'd be better off asking someone like Ian.
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
They downloaded the Yamato's logs-which contained the virus. The Yamato got it from a probe. I ahve no problem with the virus. It was an alien code designed by a highly advanced alien civilization, ahead of even the Federation.
How advanced it is is irrelevant. While I can maybe make exception for it getting onto the ship in the first place, there's no excuse for it having access to every computer in the ship. That's just a terrible design.
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
Mikey wrote:Maybe someone forgot to hit "F12" and boot in safe mode?
Like I said in my example, I couldn't boot at all once the damn thing got into the BIOS.
There is only one way of avoiding the war – that is the overthrow of this society. However, as we are too weak for this task, the war is inevitable. -L. Trotsky, 1939
"All this has happened before --"
"But it doesn't have to happen again. Not if we make up our minds to change. Take a different path. Right here, right now."
Yeah, but they had to wait for Data to die (yet again) and ressurect himself in order to think of it.
Thats like coming up the idea of seperating the Saucer Section in TNG:Disaster after Data removes his head.
"You ain't gonna get off down the trail a mile or two, and go missing your wife or something, like our last cook done, are you?"
"My wife is in hell, where I sent her. She could make good biscuits, but her behavior was terrible."
"You've all been selected for this mission because you each have a special skill. Professor Hawking, John Leslie, Phil Neville, the Wu-Tang Clan, Usher, the Sugar Puffs Monster and Daniel Day-Lewis! Welcome to Operation MindFuck!"
