Re: Consumer Reports Slammed for Creating 'Test' Viruses

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>]

Toralv_Dirro () mcafee com wrote:
> I do argue against the validity of the test method. You writing a virus
> to test just shows how effective AV is against this new virus and the
> particular way you build it.

Yes, that was what I was proposing to test.  I claim that creating a new 
virus is a valid test of that.

> I'm also saying I absolutely don't like new viruses to be created.

I don't think anyone is claiming otherwise. ;)

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