McAfee VirusScan vs Metasploit Framework v2.x

[exploit1001 at gmail.com (ExploiT)]

On 12/9/05, Chris Byrd <cbyrd01 at gmail.com> wrote:
> This got my installation a few weeks ago, but isn't this a good thing?
>
> It also considers pwdump, nmap, and other programs "Potentially
> Unwanted Programs" (PUP).
>
> I'd rather know if someone is installing this stuff on company PCs.
> The label "Trojan" might not be right, but I wouldn't mind if it is
> considered a PUP.
>
> If you don't want it nuking your tools, then with McAfee on-access
> scanning, you can exclude files or directories on specific computers
> or by group.
>
> On 12/9/05, H D Moore <hdm at metasploit.com> wrote:
> > Heh, time to bring up the heat, going to post this to full-dis and see
> if
> > the horde can help drive the point across. Thanks!
> >
> > -HD
> > On Friday 09 December 2005 13:06, wastedimage wrote:
> > > This started several weeks ago, I've been unable to get them to change
> > > their stance..Hence the relatives have all been recommended to switch
> > > to a different product (common you know you have no idea what your mom
> > > wants for xmas) heh..



Chris, the point is metasploit is an opensource vulnearbility and exploit
development security tool, as is Immunity CANVAS, and Core Impact, but you
dont see any companies labeling those as trojans and treating them as
threats and hacking tools when they are probably more of a threat then
metasploit.  It's not right that mcafee is targetting the opensource
security tools and frameworks as trojans when there are tools that cost way
way less then core impact and CANVAS, that do some devastating things.
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