But, said others, there were still millions of machines running versions of Windows vulnerable to older attacks.
The next day, Mr. Huckabee overruled Mr. Rollins by renouncing his four-day-old attack strategy.
Mr. Perry called the accusations "a tired, old attack" and said his aides had always acted ethically.
And if there were third-party witnesses to a 30-year-old attack, we haven't heard from them yet.
A longer application, or a second one, may be needed, especially for an old attack that has had time to work its way into the hair shaft.
The attack on feelings is of a piece with the old attack on "bleeding-heart liberals".
The Clintons' old attack dogs have a profitable new role, and sometimes it makes the campaign nervous.
Hillary makes no mention at all at the decades-old attack on public sector jobs and benefits.
In recent days, Clinton has revived old attack lines, criticizing Sanders' votes against some gun control measures and immigration overhaul legislation that would have provided a pathway to citizenship.
With Ryan's name now attached to the Republican presidential ticket, Democrats have revived the old attack line that the Wisconsin congressman would "end Medicare as we know it".
