Comments on: The Sunset of AV Technology. Good for Windows 7! http://www.thevirtualcircle.com/2009/11/the-sunset-of-av-technology-good-for-windows-7/ You may be cleverer than any one of us, but you are not clverer than all of us. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: tracyanne http://www.thevirtualcircle.com/2009/11/the-sunset-of-av-technology-good-for-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-1036 tracyanne Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:10:28 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/?p=5477#comment-1036 I just use Linux, there's no need for this house of cards of applications to add security, where there is none, in layer upon layer, remove one card and the house collapses style. This Applocker will "will stop normal malware dead in its tracks.", ok so what about malware designed to get around it, that will come. We already have malware that targets Anti Virus applications But it won't be used on most Windows desktops, simply because it will get in the way of the user, those same systems will be run as Administrator, because it's convenient. The typical Windows system will continue to enable malware. I just use Linux, there’s no need for this house of cards of applications to add security, where there is none, in layer upon layer, remove one card and the house collapses style.

This Applocker will “will stop normal malware dead in its tracks.”, ok so what about malware designed to get around it, that will come. We already have malware that targets Anti Virus applications

But it won’t be used on most Windows desktops, simply because it will get in the way of the user, those same systems will be run as Administrator, because it’s convenient. The typical Windows system will continue to enable malware.

]]> By: Government security advice is misguided; switching browsers will not make you safe « Tim Anderson’s ITWriting http://www.thevirtualcircle.com/2009/11/the-sunset-of-av-technology-good-for-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Government security advice is misguided; switching browsers will not make you safe « Tim Anderson’s ITWriting Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:54:03 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/?p=5477#comment-1033 [...] you are really serious you can use AppLocker, or another whitelisting technique, to control what can run on your [...] [...] you are really serious you can use AppLocker, or another whitelisting technique, to control what can run on your [...]

]]> By: Scott Olson http://www.thevirtualcircle.com/2009/11/the-sunset-of-av-technology-good-for-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-927 Scott Olson Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:26 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/?p=5477#comment-927 Great post Robin. The real test will come with the Mac since it hasn't had antivirus all along. The Pwn2Own contest sponsored by Austin's own TippingPoint proved that Macs were vulnerable when the MacBook Pro was taken over in a few seconds by a Safari exploit. Kaspersky this month announced their antivirus program for the mac, but I don't want to buy a dying technology. I'm waiting on CoreTrace to offer me a personal version for the Mac. Until then, I'm cautious of the links I click and suspicious every time my system slows down. It will be interesting to see, but I think whitelisting has a great future. Great post Robin. The real test will come with the Mac since it hasn’t had antivirus all along. The Pwn2Own contest sponsored by Austin’s own TippingPoint proved that Macs were vulnerable when the MacBook Pro was taken over in a few seconds by a Safari exploit.

Kaspersky this month announced their antivirus program for the mac, but I don’t want to buy a dying technology. I’m waiting on CoreTrace to offer me a personal version for the Mac. Until then, I’m cautious of the links I click and suspicious every time my system slows down.

It will be interesting to see, but I think whitelisting has a great future.

]]> By: Scott Olson http://www.thevirtualcircle.com/2009/11/the-sunset-of-av-technology-good-for-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Scott Olson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:54:36 +0000 http://havemacwillblog.com/?p=5477#comment-928 Good post Robin. As a fellow Mac fan, I think that the really interesting case study will be what the future of Mac security is. Last year's Pwn2Own sponsored by Austin's own TippingPoint proved that Macs aren't immune to malware as they took over a brand new Mac with a Safari hack in a matter of seconds. Macs have never had AV and just recently some of the AV vendors have started moving that way. This month Kaspersky announced their Mac version of antivirus, but I am holding out for CoreTrace to build a version of their application whitelisting for my iMac and MacBook Pro. AV is dying and I don't want to put it on my own system. I really hope that people don't start moving toward Mac AV, but better security software is definitely needed. Thanks again for the post. Good post Robin. As a fellow Mac fan, I think that the really interesting case study will be what the future of Mac security is. Last year’s Pwn2Own sponsored by Austin’s own TippingPoint proved that Macs aren’t immune to malware as they took over a brand new Mac with a Safari hack in a matter of seconds.

Macs have never had AV and just recently some of the AV vendors have started moving that way. This month Kaspersky announced their Mac version of antivirus, but I am holding out for CoreTrace to build a version of their application whitelisting for my iMac and MacBook Pro. AV is dying and I don’t want to put it on my own system.

I really hope that people don’t start moving toward Mac AV, but better security software is definitely needed. Thanks again for the post.

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