kurt wismer wrote:

>Andy Walker wrote:
>> Dustin Cook wrote:
>>
>>> BugHunter is not the only program which can be defeated using the tricks
>>> Andy specified.
>>
>> And there are many programs that aren't as easy to defeat. I don't
>> need a lesson from any of you on how to defeat anti-malware programs.
>
>you seem to have an agenda here...

Nope, not at all.

>the weakness you pointed out is
>shared by most anti-malware programs... only behaviour-based detectors
>would be resistant to it...

My OP was in response to Dustin soliciting questions about his
program. The question I asked was more rhetorical than anything, but
Dustin's response sited "other programs" being just as susceptible. I
don't disagree that "some" other programs may be, and in my response
to him indicated that "some programs" enhance their ability to detect
malware. His response was to accuse me of having poor reading
comprehension because I didn't read a file he hosts on a web site...
like a give a crap. My response was not about his program, it was in
response to his blanket description of "other programs" having the
same weakness.

Your responses to my posts have been civil and useful to others (I
really got nothing new from them myself), and as such did not feel a
response was necessary. Dustin then came along and made some ad
hominem comments on what it is that I "know", when in fact he hasn't
one clue. Then he made more baseless attacks on me when he replied to
the post you just replied to. I simply don't have the time to suffer
fools gladly. IMHO, Dustin needs to understand that when people are
talking about his program, they are not attacking him personally.
Until that time I will simply keep him on a rolling 30 day killfile.

>> I was just asking the question because you seemed to want to discuss
>> your programs capabilities, which are not all that impressive.
>
>compared to those that have tens or hundreds of thousands of man-hours
>worth of development in them, i suppose not...

There it is.

>> That
>> said, I'm sure some people can use your program to help them clean
>> their system. I just don't see a commercial use for it in its present
>> state of development.
>
>then it's a good thing it's free...

I have never attacked Dustin's program, quite the opposite. I have
also never made disparaging remarks about Dustin, save for probably
the last post I shall send his way. If people can use his program and
get help cleaning their systems, that can only help all of us in the
long run.