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Russinovich: The Antispyware Conspiracy
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:42:19 -0500
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2006/01/antispyware-conspiracy.html The Antispyware Conspiracy Since the release of the first antivirus products many people have believed in a conspiracy theory <http://www.zdnetasia.com/techguide/security/0,39044901,39290756,00.htm> where antivirus companies generate their own market by paying virus writers to develop and release viruses. I don't subscribe to that theory and trust the major security vendors, but recent trends show that there's a fuzzy line between second-tier antispyware vendors and the malware they clean. ... _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- Russinovich: The Antispyware Conspiracy Richard M. Smith (Jan 10)
- RE: Russinovich: The Antispyware Conspiracy Larry Seltzer (Jan 10)
- Re: Russinovich: The Antispyware Conspiracy Pierre Vandevenne (Jan 10)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Russinovich: The Antispyware Conspiracy Hubbard, Dan (Jan 10)