Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Well, no -- it's worse than that, IMO.

I don't cater to "slicky" testing, and that is apparently
what these guys did -- fudge everything.

And accomplish nothing, really.

I thiknk we agree (?). :-)

- ferg


-- Michal Zalewski <lcamtuf () dione ids pl> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006, Fergie wrote:

> A consumer magazine has been condemned for possibly adding to the virus
> problem by creating a series of "test" viruses just to review anti-virus
> scanners.

"It's a bit like Fire Monthly Magazine testing fire stations by lighting
umpteen fires around the country and seeing who is the fastest at putting
them out."

Where's the analogy police when you need them?

/mz


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


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