Dustin wrote:
> "Jenn" <nope@nowayatno.howanyday> wrote in
> news:iv5ef0$kla$1@dont-email.me:
>
>> Is it possible for a malware cleaner program to put it's own
>> 'root-kit' hidden somewhere and then say the system is clean?
>
> Sure, but then, that malware cleaner wouldn't last very long. It's
> subject to constant peer review and 3rd party independent analysis.

.... just curious .. who's the 3rd party independent analysis done by?


>> thread off and on. Why get insulted that someone wants to put
>> Malwarebytes to the ultimate analysis? If nothing is wrong and it
>> isn't doing anything wrong, then the question should just be
>> answered with a, "NO ... Malwarebytes doesn't do that and here is
>> the proof".......


> I'm not insulted that someone wanted to put malwarebytes to some sort
> of test; As I said, it's already been peer reviewed, and is constantly
> under scrutiny; as all apps of it's nature are.
>
> If something was amiss, they wouldn't be able to hide it for very
> long. I already answered BD's question and my proof was that I
> disassembled the executable. BD in his slimey fashion won't accept

Well... I don't know if you've ever seen the movie, "The Net", or not...(one
of my all time favorites), but in that movie there was a company that
provided a security program to some high level companies. It was supposed
to be the premier program to protect any business and keep it secure up to
and including governments. The thing is, a back door was written into the
program so the people who knew about the back door could gain access to
systems using the software. Good movie ...

That's why I asked about this ....

>> it, but I'm not into analyzing malware and such things either. It's
>> a business... aren't they used to being put to the test?


> They always are, Jenn. They aren't malicious and you only display more
> astounding ignorance carrying on like this. Computers seem to be
> magical to you and BD.. I just don't get that.

The thing is ... I grew up when there wasn't any such thing as a home pc.
Computers didn't start being a normal thing in the home 'til I already had 3
kids... We learned about computers together as they grew up, so for me
computers are a bit magical because they turned my world from being just a
local experience into being a world wide experience. I love meeting people
all over the world who I'd never have had the chance to meet otherwise.

--
Jenn (from Oklahoma)