| This is why one should not really rely on AV programs »gcn.com/articles/2013/02/27/anti···its.aspx
Here is some good reading as to why AV programs are not really useful in catching most exploits.
That is why a good "layered" security approach is the way to go.
And keeoing OS and software up to date is VERY important as well. |
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 therube
join:2004-11-11
Randallstown, MD | The (corrected) most important (& last, as it is) line: "do not rely solely on signature-based defenses".
LOL: "apparently is because vendors sometimes drop older exploit signatures from their products to "make room" for new ones without impeding performance". |
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said by therube:"apparently is because vendors sometimes drop older exploit signatures from their products to "make room" for new ones without impeding performance".
About the DUMBEST move I've ever seen... do you see medical people dropping supposedly eradicated bacteria / virii
from reference texts to "make room" for new ones?
On the flip side, who would gain from releasing something like 'Stoned' or 'Brain' on the world today? Perfect catch-22
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 StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
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LOL
I just watched, on a major cable news channel, about how the "best way" to protect yourself from malware is to "keep your AV up-to-date".
Oops 
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 RebriderBeen There Done ThatPremium
join:2000-11-23 | What is this AV thing? |
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StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium
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kudos:2 | Audio/Visual--that is keep your eyes and ears open
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 NormanSPremium,MVM
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| said by StuartMW:Audio/Visual--that is keep your eyes and ears open
How I avoided a zero-day exploit. Neither Norton, nor F-Prot for DOS barked at the attached file in the e-mail. Nevertheless, very suspicious. So I followed Norton's instructions for submitting suspicious files.
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TheMGPremium
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said by slajoh01:That is why a good "layered" security approach is the way to go.
And keeoing OS and software up to date is VERY important as well.
A layered approach is the way I've always done things.
IMHO, AV software should be considered the last line of defense should other layers in the security approach fail. |
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