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Computer antivirus strategies in crisis

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posted on Sep, 4 2003 @ 12:30 AM
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19:00 03 September 03

The speed with which US law enforcers last week tracked down Jeffrey Lee Parson, one of the alleged culprits behind the destructive computer virus MSBlaster, was heralded as a great victory in the battle against computer crime. But an investigation into antivirus software shows that there is no cause for celebration. Antivirus specialists are fighting a losing battle against malicious code like viruses and worms, it concludes.

www.newscientist.com...

It seems that fighting computer viruses with anti-virus software and patches is a losing battle.



posted on Sep, 4 2003 @ 12:37 AM
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Interesting.....I'll have to look into that....*runs to update his norton*



posted on Sep, 4 2003 @ 12:50 AM
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Originally posted by Mycroft



19:00 03 September 03

The speed with which US law enforcers last week tracked down Jeffrey Lee Parson, one of the alleged culprits behind the destructive computer virus MSBlaster, was heralded as a great victory in the battle against computer crime. But an investigation into antivirus software shows that there is no cause for celebration. Antivirus specialists are fighting a losing battle against malicious code like viruses and worms, it concludes.

www.newscientist.com...

It seems that fighting computer viruses with anti-virus software and patches is a losing battle.


Ending it is a losing battle.
Combatting it is necessary.
without the virili as much as i hate to admit, there would'nt be much prompting to patch security and upgrade systems.
New software would pass slower.
and IT buisness would drop.
so it's a double edged sword.



posted on Sep, 5 2003 @ 08:42 AM
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Viruses would not exist if Microsoft products where better. If MS mail clients did not allow for code to be executed with administrator rights, and if its software was properly and adequately tested.



posted on Sep, 5 2003 @ 08:55 AM
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Best defence against viruses: UNPLUG!



posted on Sep, 5 2003 @ 08:56 AM
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Originally posted by masterp
Viruses would not exist if Microsoft products where better. If MS mail clients did not allow for code to be executed with administrator rights, and if its software was properly and adequately tested.


There's more than Microsoft out there, you can't blame it all on them. Whilst I do agree that their Mail clients aren't particularly secure on their own, it was recently demonstrated that not all virus' are spread by email - mail clients are only half the battle.




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