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RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses
From: Blanchard_Michael () emc com
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:05:24 -0400
You use the existing viruses that are out there. In order to be a variant, there has to be some similarities that you can produce your pattern sig for. I'll repeat, never, EVER is it warrented to create new viruses for any reason, period. Michael P. Blanchard Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE Office of Information Security & Risk Management EMC ² Corporation 4400 Computer Dr. Westboro, MA 01580 -----Original Message----- From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu] Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:20 PM To: Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec) Cc: dudevanwinkle () gmail com; funsec () linuxbox org Subject: Re: [funsec] Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:06:25 EDT, Blanchard_Michael () emc com said:
None of their new viruses got out AFAIK, but it happens under the most controlled circumstances. In my eyes there is never a need to create new viruses for testing purposes...
So you're an A/V package author/developer. How do you test your software's ability to deal with variant versions of stuff before you put out a pattern for it? _______________________________________________ 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 Fergie (Aug 16)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Michal Zalewski (Aug 16)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Blanchard_Michael (Aug 17)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses security curmudgeon (Aug 17)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Valdis . Kletnieks (Aug 17)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Dude VanWinkle (Aug 17)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Larry Seltzer (Aug 17)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses David Harley (Aug 17)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Drsolly (Aug 17)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Drsolly (Aug 17)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Fergie (Aug 16)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Blue Boar (Aug 17)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Blanchard_Michael (Aug 17)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses der Mouse (Aug 17)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Michal Zalewski (Aug 17)
- Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Peter Kosinar (Aug 17)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Larry Seltzer (Aug 17)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Blanchard_Michael (Aug 17)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Larry Seltzer (Aug 17)
- RE: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses Michal Zalewski (Aug 17)