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Vulnerabilities in Antivirus Software - Conflict of Interest

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2008-07-24 04:38:07 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...antivirus software in this case -- are a natural event, however, the conflict of interests and failure of communication between those finding them and those failing to acknowledge them as vulnerabilities in general, harms the customer. How they get count, and how is their severity measured in a situation where a vulnerability bypassing the...
 
Tags: vulnerabilities, day vulnerabilities, security vulnerabilities, antivirus software, day vulnerabilities auction, software vulnerabilities, products, runs claims, security products
 
 
 
 
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Cybersquatting Symantec's Norton AntiVirus

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2008-04-01 07:53:17 by HASH0x8b566ec in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...AntiVirus , next to the PandaSecurity and McAfee ones I listed in a previous post antivirus-norton.org norton-2007.org norton-antivirus-2007.org norton-virus-scan.org nortonsecurityscan.org norton-antivirus-2007.net norton-antivirus-2008.net norton2008.net nortonantivirus2007.net nortonantivirus2008.net nortonsecurityscan.net...
 
Tags: net, undercover domains portfolio, org, domains, norton antivirus, tech postal code, tech stateprovince, previous post, tech city
 
 
 
 
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AntiVirus XP ads on Google?

2008-10-03 15:12:03 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...AntiVirus XP distributors sued Malware vendors hide well, however they do make mistakes. Distributors of Antivirus XP were bold enough and dumb enough to buy advertisements on Google Adwords! You get it right: someone looking for anti-virus software on Google search engine was offered Antivirus XP by official adds from Google. The scam was...
 
Tags: google, antivirus, google adwords, distributors, distributors sued, malware vendors hide, anti-virus software, security experts, awful program
 
 
 
 
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Testing Signature-based Antivirus Products Contest

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2008-05-02 06:31:36 by HASH0x8b205fc in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...antivirus engines and determines if the sample is a known threat. The first team or individual to pass their s ample past all antivirus engines undetected wins that round. Each round increases in complexity as the contest progresses What are the reactions of security vendors , AVs in particular ? The best remark - " Security vendors began...
 
Tags: malware, malware authors, malware variants, signature based malware, bad guys, guys, proprietary malware tools, tools, alternative malware
 
 
 
 
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Cisco CSO, Antivirus is Completely Wasted Money

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2008-05-23 02:12:12 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
...antivirus software which just dont work, according to Ciscos chief security officer John Stewart Speaking at the AusCERT 2008 conference in the Gold Coast yesterday, Stewart said the malware industry is moving faster than the security industry, making it impossible for users to remain secure If patching and antivirus is where I spend my...
 
Tags: antivirus, money, users data, users, antivirus software, protect users, stewart, hard time, savage windows vista
 
 
 
 
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Norton AntiVirus 11

2008-07-07 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472ebc in Network World on Security
 
...antivirus products: Symantec. Norton AntiVirus (NAV) is the 800-pound gorilla of antivirus software, on both the Mac and the PC, and NAV 11 proves that reputation is well deserved. This version features a new, more straightforward interface, and a new Vulnerability Protection feature that scans files and images as you download them to ensure...
 
Tags: windows viruses, norton antivirus, viruses, nav, scans, scans files, vulnerability protection feature, mac, antivirus products
 
 
 
 
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What AntiVirus products do what?

2008-08-21 14:20:23 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...Antivirus Programs Are Created Equal Another issue with antivirus programs is the size of the processing footprint they exert. A number of common programs have very large footprints and will significantly slow down your computer especially on startup. It is worthwhile asking about and understanding the effect the antivirus program will have...
 
Tags: antivirus programs, antivirus program, common programs, knowledge mind, significantly slow, user online, yearly requirement, computer, exert
 
 
 
 
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More on the necessity of antivirus software

2007-09-25 17:53:47 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...antivirus software on my own computers. A number of people have asked me privately if I am recommending such a stance to other individuals or to organizations. Let me be perfectly clear: absolutely not. For the vast majority of folks, the four important steps to protect your PC still hold Run the Windows Firewall Keep Windows and your...
 
Tags: antivirus software, computers, client computers, similar self-control, control, involve tradeoffs, previous post, personal computers, post
 
 
 
 
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Antivirus companies aim to set standards for testing

2008-02-04 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3c538 in Network World on Security
 
Antivirus software companies and software testers created a new organization Monday with the goal of providing consistent information about the effectiveness of antivirus products
 
Tags: antivirus software companies, software testers, antivirus products, consistent information, organization monday, goal, effectiveness