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Comments on: Be skeptical or be a victim

Again, anti-malware software fails more than it succeeds. In the end, your skepticism may be your best defense.

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by Michichael September 11, 2008 11:40 AM PDT: Common sense. Not so common.; Like this Reply to this comment


by davidaharley September 12, 2008 3:40 AM PDT: You're misleading your readers by taking a VirusTotal result as a way of comparing vendor capability. VirusTotal uses commandline scanners, so products that use behaviour analysis of one sort or another on-access are disadvantaged. The guys at VT have tried to disassociate themselves from that misuse in the Hispasec blogs. You don't know if any of those products detect the malware when it actually tries to execute, which is when it matters most...; Like this Reply to this comment


by tomstar3000 December 17, 2008 7:13 AM PST: I just got this email this morning.. the funny thing is, i know that ups.com is United Parcel Service yet they claimed to be the United States POSTAL Service.. Their url is usps.com.. funny... People still get suckered into though.; Like this Reply to this comment

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About Defensive Computing

Michael Horowitz is an independent computer consultant and the author of several classes on Defensive Computing. He views Defensive Computing as taking steps, when things are running well, to avoid or minimize the inevitable problems down the road. It's about educating yourself to the level where you can make your own intelligent decisions about keeping your computers and data happy and healthy. If you depend on computers, yet are on your own, without an IT department or nearby nerd, this blog's for you. His personal web site is michaelhorowitz.com.

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