Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Malware Doctor
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- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was Delete. ZsinjTalk 02:05, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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No indications of notability. Google searches find no indication of this particular malware. McAfee does not list such a threat. Prod denied. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 17:30, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Note: This debate has been included in the list of Software-related deletion discussions. -- Theleftorium 19:53, 6 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- delete - doesn't look like notable. No mainstream virus scanners don't come up in Google searches for either name. I wonder if this a possible attempt for link spam (spywares-remove.com??) even if it isn't, don't think wikipedia need to have articles for every trojan out there. Greenleaf (talk) 13:49, 7 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete Covered, but not in any reliable sources. --Cybercobra (talk) 22:35, 10 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep. The results from a regular Google search (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Malware%20Doctor%22%20source%3A%22-newswire%22%20source%3A%22-wire%22%20source%3A%22-presswire%22%20source%3A%22-PR%22%20source%3A%22-press%22%20source%3A%22-release%22%20source%3A%22-wikipedia%22&sa=N&hl=en&tab=nw) indicate notability.--Pink Bull (talk) 00:07, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- None of those hits are reliable sources. See also WP:GHITS. --Cybercobra (talk) 00:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- It is mentioned in tons of anti-virus sites. Surely a nice chunk of them are reliable.--Pink Bull (talk) 00:32, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Not every virus or piece of malware/spyware in a virus database is notable. --Cybercobra (talk) 01:12, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- It is mentioned in tons of anti-virus sites. Surely a nice chunk of them are reliable.--Pink Bull (talk) 00:32, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- None of those hits are reliable sources. See also WP:GHITS. --Cybercobra (talk) 00:26, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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