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From: Barry Fitzgerald <bkfsec () sdf lonestar org>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:02:03 -0400
Todd Towles wrote:
How is naming a virus with @mm or a W32 in the front slow the process down? Naming has nothing to do with AV venders making money IMO. If it does, McAfee should change its name to Norton before tries to buy itout. =)
It doesn't have a direct impact -- however, you're not going to get the major companies to agree to put resources towards collaboration and changing names. That's a used resource which cuts into their profits. (Note: I'm trying to take this from their perspective, not mine.)
It's a little more complex than just having prefixes and postfixes. Actually, if you look at the latest e-mail worms and their variance in variant naming between AV vendors, it's a lot more complex than standardized prefixes and whatnot.
Not to mention the fact that many businesses won't do so as a matter of ego/self-reliance.
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