Yes, an immortal virus seems to exist … at least in comparison to the usual life cycle of malware. While there are lots of malware families with very short half-life, there are only few with a long life. Parite (aka Pinfi) – a real long-playing evergreen – is one of them. Parite will reach the 10-year milestone this October. Gosh! Ten years! Can you remember what your computer looked like ten years ago? Ten years is an eternity in the world of IT. Just try to list what has changed and evolved during this period. There’s the obvious evolution of Windows and antivirus software for starters. But, despite all these changes, Parite is still with us.

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