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RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 19:48:51 -0400 (EDT)
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006, Drsolly wrote: : > Yep. I've not been totally uncritical of the industry ;-) but : > I think there's a very serious gap between what it's really : > like and how it's perceived. Can't do right for doing wrong. :( : : Hey, you're right to be critical. But some of the criticisms I've seen, : are totally unfair: "Totally" unfair? How can you say that about some of these? : - They actually write the viruses There are cases where AV employees have written viruses. : - They hype up the problem No clue how you can possibly argue this point, i'd love to hear it. : - They deliberately rely on an update-needing technology Can anyone quote some stats for the AV industry on their income as far as new product sales vs income from re-occuring revenue via subscription/update services? : - They've had 20 years to solve the problem, and they haven't yet : - They should employ virus authors because virus authors are all geniuses Both of these are very true as far as criticism leveled at the industry, and very unfair. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses, (continued)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Drsolly (Aug 19)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Peter Kosinar (Aug 19)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Drsolly (Aug 20)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Drsolly (Aug 19)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Blue Boar (Aug 19)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Drsolly (Aug 19)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Blue Boar (Aug 19)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Drsolly (Aug 20)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Drsolly (Aug 19)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses security curmudgeon (Aug 19)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Drsolly (Aug 19)