Computer Homeopathy

Samuel Hahnemann


Neumann János

Unlike conventional "allopathic" medicine, which uses artificial interventions to oppose a disease process,  homeopathic medicine is based on the principle "like cures like", in other words that toxic substances, if extremely diluted, can serve as potent and harmless remedies for the very symptoms they would cause if taken in large amounts. This is also the fundamental principle of Computer Homeopathy. A remedy against a particular virus is obtained by taking the bit string of a virus, and diluting it with a random sequence of bits, which involves replacing half of the string by the random bits, and reshuffling by a sequence of random permutations. It is of the essence that these bits are truly random and not so-called pseudo-random numbers which are generated by a merely deterministic algorithm. After a number of such dilutions, a single bit is removed for use as the homeopathic remedy. When this bit is placed in the root directory of your computer, it will enhance your computer's natural resistance against attacks of that particular virus. Because the homeopathic data is not executed, it exerts its influence gently and naturally, without the harmful side effects and incompatibilities sometimes encountered with harsh purgatives or other allopathic anti virus treatments.

The decimal dilution scale customary in Human Homeopathy ("X12" means 12 dilution steps by a factor of 10) is naturally replaced by a binary dilution scale, by which B10 roughly corresponds to X3. The most effective dilutions found in our experiments were B56 and B64. Here are some of our freeware homeopathic anti virus files. To use them, select the green bit with your mouse, then use your browser's copy and paste commands to copy it into a new file, (called for example SIRCAM.TXT), which you should then save in your root directory. Do not be tempted to type the bit in manually, as that would break the machine-to-machine continuity of the copy-and-paste procedure.

Virus Source Material Dilution Bit Comments
Sircam32 worm B56

1

Classic worm, still worth guarding against.
Red Team B64

0

Masqueradies as an anti-virus program
Zafi D B64

1

New Dec. 2004, masquerades as a Christmas Card
Sober-I B56

0

Resurrects itself. Cure may require several treatments.
Bagel.AT B56

1

Masquerades as a joke.