____/ High Plains Thumper on Friday 21 December 2007 05:23 : \____
> thad05 wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> AV software is not effective anymore. In many cases, it does
>>> more harm then good (examples below). If you need security,
>>> switch to a secure platform such as BSD or GNU/Linux.
>>
>> I've always thought AV software and the like was a
>> fundamentally backwards approach. Its like putting in an
>> alarm system while leaving your front door wide open. It is
>> also inherently inadequate in that you can't have the
>> signature for a threat until the threat is discovered, which
>> always leaves a window of vulnerability. Far better to
>> checksum the files you KNOW should be on the system (ala
>> tripwire and the like) and raise the warning when something
>> changes.
A better analogy, IMHO, is a broken car that is sold with car insurance. Hidden
costs are effective.
> I think the AV companies would be further ahead in the long run
> to start pushing their own distro of Linux or BSD, with emphasis
> on security. Implement easy set up of common Windows apps with
> WINE or other Windows emulator. This will do away with the need
> for Windows OS to run apps.
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~~ Best of wishes
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