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Comodo Anti-Virus: Savior or Devil In Disguise?


From: "Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 22:00:37 GMT

here's somehing that caught me broadside.

Via eMail Battles.

[snip]

The number two digital certificate vendor, Comodo, expected their new, free, anti-virus engine's release to be greeted 
with accolades.

Instead, they're drawing fire from critics who claim that the software sneakily installed more than they bargained for. 
Another case of Sony-style corporate deceit, or a few spoiled endusers looking a gift horse in the mouth?

Email Battles ruminates.

[snip]

More here:
http://www.emailbattles.com/archive/battles/security_aadgdfdddh_ah/

- ferg


--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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