Re: Watchfire Free Tools

["-kah.wee-" <rinyauii () gmail com>]

watchfire might have implemented the "register to download" mechanism
to somehow track people who have interest in their tools (potential
commercial buyers later?)... don' think it was really as a form of
security... anyway, the tool is free, and so is the registration... =)

my 0.02 worth =)

-- 
-kah.wee-

On 8/3/05, Ronen Gottlib <ronen () xpert com> wrote:
> Allow me to second Paul's opinion.
>
> This post indicates that it's writer is everything but a serious critic.
>
> It's not surprising that the writer is hiding behind some obscure hushmail address and doesn't have the guts to stand 
> behind his words.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Laudanski [mailto:zx () castlecops com]
> Sent: ד 03 אוגוסט 2005 07:16
> To: watchfire_free_tools () hushmail com
> Cc: webappsec () securityfocus com
> Subject: Re: Watchfire Free Tools
>
> Maybe I'm just plain tired at the moment, but what was the driving factor behind this post?  Was it in reply to 
> someone that I missed?
>
> On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 watchfire_free_tools () hushmail com wrote:
>
> > The irony of companies that "play" at security and can't even protect
> > their own sites from the same attacks they claim to protect others
> > from. And please, no BS excuses, there is no download withour
> > registering !
> >
> > http://download.watchfire.com/powertools/Watchfire_PowerTools_1.0.33
> > _setup.exe
> >
> > Another reason why not to buy this smoke and mirrors FUD from vendors
> > like this !
> >
> > Anyone want to hep train them on their own paper ;-)
> >
> > https://www.watchfire.com/securearea/whitepapers.aspx?id=7
>
> ---
> Paul Laudanski, Microsoft MVP Windows-Security http://castlecops.com http://wiki.castlecops.com
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