Anti-virus software is sometimes used on GNU/Linux in
order to protect Windows on the network
A SurfRight report shows statistics that give credibility to the lately popular opinion that one anti-virus solution is no longer enough to be sure your computer isn't infected.
The effectiveness of most anti-virus solutions relies still on the quality of the virus signatures, and sometimes on the heuristics capabilities of the programs. Aided by its partners, SurfRight had the idea of bundling up 7 anti-virus engines that have at their disposal an equal amount of anti-virus databases. They called it Hitman Pro 3.
Security researchers say that the relatively unknown Spy Eye toolkit added this functionality just a few days ago in a bid to displace its larger rival, known as Zeus.
Comments
dyfet
2010-02-11 22:23:28
The solution is clearly not buying ever more redundant AV software to try and hold up the crumbling edifice of Microsoft Windows, but rather to move to something far less failure prone. Freedom offers this, as it makes it easier to maintain the transparency and collaborate effort between all parties needed to maintain modern complex secure systems. The proprietary software development and business model is fundamentally broken in regard to security, and this becomes clear as system complexity increases.
Roy Schestowitz
2010-02-11 22:30:12
stonebit
2010-02-12 07:11:14