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:Trend Micro: Antivirus Industry Lied for 20 Years
Trend Micro: Antivirus Industry Lied for 20 Years
Jul 16, 2008, 18 :14 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (8181 reads)
(Other stories by Tom Espiner)

[ Thanks to Jose_X for this link. ]

"Every year there's a new industry buzzword, but they always fail. Heuristics use a rule to inspect the file, but virus writers know this. They split the complete malicious program into different files, and download each file to test it against the heuristic rule. Each file looks innocent but, when combined, they become a virus."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
...Eva Chen, chief executive of Trend Mi ...   Meaningless.   
Brandioch Conner
Jul 16, 2008, 19:29:10  
Don't want viruses on your computer? ...   Simple solution   
jp
Jul 17, 2008, 04:51:51  
a properly designed OS which * uses the ...   Why do A.V. companies never mention that   
Zartan
Jul 17, 2008, 05:08:35  
>> So, why is it that the richest compan ...   Re: Why do A.V. companies never mention that   
Jose_X
Jul 17, 2008, 15:14:52  
... I think Monopolyware has so many tra ...   Re: Re: Why do A.V. companies never mention that   
GreyGeek
Jul 17, 2008, 19:23:32  
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