On Apr 6, 3:45 pm, George Orwell <Use-Author-Supplied-Address-
Header@[127.1]> wrote:
> PC Worldhttp://elfurl.com/qympl
>
> Some industry analysts are proclaiming the traditional antivirus method
> for detecting and eradicating viruses, trojans, spyware and other
> baneful code by matching it against a signaturehttp://************/crapwareto be "dead."
>
> They say signature-based checking can't keep up with the flood of virus
> variants manufactured by a criminal underworld that is beating the
> antivirus vendors at their own game. And they are arguing it's time for
> companies to adopt newer approaches, such as whitelisting or behavior-
> blocking, to protect desktops and servers.
>
> "It's the beginning of the end for antivirus," says Robin Bloor,
> partner at consulting firm Hurwitz & Associates, in Boston, who adds he
> began his "antivirus is dead" campaign a year ago and feels even more
> strongly about it today. "...The approach antivirus vendors take is
> completely wrong. The criminals working to release these viruses
> against computer users are testing against antivirus software. They
> know what works and how to create variants."
>
> ..Instead of antivirus software, he says, users should be investing in
> whitelisting software that prevents viruses from running because it
> only allows authorized applications to run.
>
> Whitelisting products are available from SecureWave, Bit9, Savant,
> AppSense and CA, the first traditional antivirus vendor to see the
> light, in Bloor's view.

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They mean "heurisitics" in all descent antivirus paid protection ?
Duh.... heurisitics. This is activated meaning real time protection in
paid subscription antivirus software programs. Heurisitics is the
ability to identifiy the malware threat by typical behavior without
having the definitions yet written for removal and blocking of the
particular threat - worm, virus, many trojans.

""QUOTE""
> They say signature-based checking can't keep up with the flood of virus
""UNQUOTE""

....and it never did and never will. For newbies these idiot editors
are writing to (and I am not the only one recognizing this) - for
newbies / novice information here, the writer is calling a system scan
with your antivirus as "signature-based checking" - like duh a-hole.
Why would you do a scan, find and remove malware and then turn around
and say that the PC was protected in the beginning as "signature-based
checking" ??? How the h*ll was the PC ever protected by "sinature-
based checking"?"?? Duh !!!

So where's the distinction that something is or did die ???? Idiot
Editors playing with new people's minds. Malicious bad information
even intentionally. I have caught some of the4se creeps before giving
out bad information and responded to it.

""QUOTE""
they are arguing it's time for companies to adopt newer approaches,
such as ... behavior- blocking
""UNQUOTE""

....You mean BUY some antivirus protection ??? to activate real time
protection - - Duh !!!

This is the result of trolls, criminal elements, idiots, plain
newbies, and bragging rights malicious persons giving the constant
idea of freeware security as your silver bullet. That is absurd and
even for the most new person. Anybody new to computers instantly
realizes that the software business is a multi-million and multi-
billion dollar industry. You can't even miss that one on TV News
always informing the public of the amount of trade done over the
internet if you are not a computer owner/operator. I believe it is in
the neighborhood of 16 billion dollars yearly or more. So point is the
"newbie" knows better and are taking their chances and they know it.
They know you are only getting what they pay for in the worst
ignorance of software or computers.

A little knowledge spread around stops all of this in a very, very
great degree.