Re: Kaspersky strikes again

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On Dec 23, 2007 3:46 PM, Alex Eckelberry <AlexE () sunbelt-software com> wrote:
> Virtual PCs are not necessarily all that useful for testing malware.

I know, some companies even have setups that are made out of 2x4
cutouts with system boards and nic's in them for their testing
environment..

Crazy I know, but hey, it makes sense to me...

> And one of your bigger challenges is in creating an adequate whitelist
> to test against FPs.  You're talking at least 20 terrabytes of whitelist
> data -- think of all the different versions of Office, all the drivers,
> etc.  It's not a small undertaking.

No, but a company with millions to spend on research should be able to
manage. Shit, even if you can't afford it AV companies could team up
for a killer test bed of troublesome app and OS's their combined 80yrs
experience has dealt with..


Just an idea

-JP
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