I wrote this a few months ago in a prayer meeting. I know. Very holy of me.
Windows Movie Maker [C:Program FilesMovie MakerMOVIEMK.exe] is a highly virulent productivity virus. Not only effecting the computer it is hosted on, but having a socially engineered payload which self-propagates through USB sticks, video/data projectors, and various presentation media.
Reports have come in of this virus’ unique capability to be transmitted through analogue forms such as VHS tape, and occasionally film.
Symptoms:
- Audience hypnotism
- Hours of time wasted by ‘editor’ and ‘viewers’
- Computer lock-ups and data-loss
- Lowered expectations of quality
- Copyright infringement
- Physical injury
- Death
Response Actions:
- CTRL-ALT-DEL
[small print. Dear lawyers, et al. This is what’s known as parody. Just like the word ‘Movie’ is in the program title. In other words, a joke.]