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Malware Detection Goes Hybrid
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11-07-08 @ 11:11 pm EST


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Malware Detection Goes Hybrid

Wouldn't it be great if we could have a simple solution to the malware problem? It's easier, for now, to implement complicated ones. Symantec shows the way.


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  Complexity   
  By: Larry Seltzer
at: 11-07-08 @ 11:13 pm EST
 
 
Hi, I'm Larry Seltzer. How much longer can we add layers to malware detection before it collapses under its own weight?

 
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  Emperor for Life   
  By: ~Bill Gates
at: 11-08-08 @ 12:01 pm EST
 
 
Symantec is the last company I would ever trust for this.

How they keep getting rated so high is a mystery. I could tell an absolute horror story about their corporate products and support, but there is not enough space.

Conclusion: use any vendor but Symantec.

 
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  Look at McAfee Artemis technology for a glimpse of the future   
  By: RayH
at: 11-11-08 @ 6:17 pm EST
 
 
http://www.mcafee.com/artemis

Near realtime malware prevention that, in theory, could stop attacks within minutes of them showing up on the Internet - not minutes within showing up on your PC. Whitelisting is a never-ending maintenance nightmare - there are always new useful sites/programs/trends popping up and users will always be using them. Heuristics can be worked around - there are no more scriptkiddies, malware is now a professional business with very smart people working in it.

 
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