RE: Anti-Virus

["Jon Gucinski" <gucinski () gmail com>]

Symantec will do that as well, along with a few others.  Drives me crazy.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gaddis, Jeremy L. [mailto:jeremy () linuxwiz net] 
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 12:44 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Anti-Virus

Neil wrote:
> I'm looking for a new antivirus to buy, and among other things, I'm
> looking for one that is not going to sound alarms at my tools (one even
> went so far as to block execution and try to delete John the Ripper and
> some others).

Was that McAfee v8 by chance?  Had that happen to me too, until I 
figured out you could turn that off and/or tweak it.

-j

--
Jeremy L. Gaddis, GCWN, Linux+, Network+
http://www.jeremygaddis.com/

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE
The Norwich University program offers unparalleled Infosec management 
education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. 
Tailor your education to your own professional goals with degree 
customizations including Emergency Management, Business Continuity Planning,

Computer Emergency Response Teams, and Digital Investigations. 

http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus
----------------------------------------------------------------------------


---------------------------------------------------------------------------
EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE
The Norwich University program offers unparalleled Infosec management 
education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. 
Tailor your education to your own professional goals with degree 
customizations including Emergency Management, Business Continuity Planning, 
Computer Emergency Response Teams, and Digital Investigations. 

http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus
----------------------------------------------------------------------------