It’s Anti-Virus, Jim, But Not As We Know It

Sophos is preparing to launch a new anti-virus product, just for the Trekkies. Yes, it's in Klingon.

Security company Sophos might be jumping on the bandwagon of the new Star Trek movie…or they might just know that everyone has a soft spot for the franchise – or at least a real novelty.

Whatever the motivation, it would seem that their new anti-virus product, set to be release in July, will be a little different. It’s going to be in Klingon.

According to the Sophos site:

“Use Sophos’s Klingon Anti-Virus to quickly perform an on-demand scan and find viruses, spyware, adware, zero-day threats, Betazoid sub-ether porn diallers and Tribbles that your existing protection might have missed.”

And just in case you were worried:

“The software can be run without deactivating your current anti-virus software. Phasers can be left set to stun.”

Better be warned, however, that it’s not compatible with Romulan cloaking devices.

So no, it’s not a joke, and here, perhaps, is the reason why: Klingon is the most popular invented language in the world, or so the Guinness Book of World Records claims, invented by a specialist in Native American languages, Mark Okrand.

As Sophos says (in Klingon):

“Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Duis consequat odio vel risus fermentum at hendrerit sapien malesuada.”