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by vidarh 4731 days ago
That's an interesting observation actually, because it didn't use to be the case. It used to be the case that most viruses would intentionally make a nuisance of themselves or display messages every now and again (e.g. you might get a message on boot every 10 times or so - too often and they would get eradicated before they spread).

Viruses that are intended to stay hidden and undiscovered is a new thing, relatively speaking.