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Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober)
From: "Jamie C. Pole" <jpole () jcpa com>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 23:25:12 -0500
An even more cynical way would be to say that most antivirus companies aren't in the business of analyzing viruses - they are in the business of selling antivirus software.
I believe that is the fundamental problem. Jamie -- Jamie C. Pole jpole () jcpa com http://www.jcpa.com InfoSec / InfoWar / Forensics On Dec 4, 2005, at 11:18 PM, Edward B. Dreger wrote:
SMB> Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 23:04:52 -0500 SMB> From: Steven M. BellovinSMB> A-V companies are in the business of analyzing viruses. They shouldSMB> *know* how a particular virus behaves.The cynical would say they _do_ know, and "accidental" backscatter is away to advertise their products. ;-) Eddy -- Everquick Internet - http://www.everquick.net/ A division of Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - http://www.brotsman.com/ Bandwidth, consulting, e-commerce, hosting, and network building Phone: +1 785 865 5885 Lawrence and [inter]national Phone: +1 316 794 8922 Wichita______________________________________________________________________ __DO NOT send mail to the following addresses: davidc () brics com -*- jfconmaapaq () intc net -*- sam () everquick net Sending mail to spambait addresses is a great way to get blocked.Ditto for broken OOO autoresponders and foolish AV software backscatter.
Current thread:
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober), (continued)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Rich Kulawiec (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Steve Sobol (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Rich Kulawiec (Dec 05)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Rich Kulawiec (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Robert Bonomi (Dec 04)
- RE: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Church, Chuck (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Geo. (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Christian Kuhtz (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Larry Smith (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Steven M. Bellovin (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Edward B. Dreger (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Jamie C. Pole (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Christopher L. Morrow (Dec 04)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Douglas Otis (Dec 05)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Valdis . Kletnieks (Dec 05)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Todd Vierling (Dec 06)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Douglas Otis (Dec 06)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Todd Vierling (Dec 06)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Douglas Otis (Dec 06)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Steven J. Sobol (Dec 07)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Micheal Patterson (Dec 07)
- Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober) Michael . Dillon (Dec 08)