McAfee’s 2011 Cyber Attack Targets: URL Shorteners, iPhones, Geolocation Services
We just got to wait and watch, I guess..
Cheers
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Seriously Microsoft is reclaiming their responsibility in ensuring their OS stay Malware Free FOR FREE so McAfee needs a safe exit. -
But isn't it a possibility that Intel would do a Norton and come out with a lightweight but effective McAfee 2011? I'm just wondering..
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Whatever, I just think it's hilarious anyone would think Norton is lightweight. It's the most bloated antivirus out there, same for the security suit. It's ridiculously bloated. If there was a definition for bloat for security software, Norton 2011 should be the definition.
Bloat - Definition: Norton 2011
I also hate both McAfee and Symantec. Every year they run around marketing fear. That's their most notorious product IMO, fear. OMG you're life is going to be ruined unless you have Norton. We will protect you from Facebook! We will protect you from Twitter! OMG your bank account will be erased, run quick and buy Norton, your identity will be stolen any second! I don't care if some believe Norton is now lightweight, whatever... But I won't support any corporation that practices fear mongering and preying on people's insecurities like Symantec does. -
Installer size is not as important as resource utilization for example.
Avast for example is very lightweight on system resources overall, but it's installer is 45Mb in size.
MSE might have a very small installer, but it can hog cpu use (at first, not really noticeable later on) while doing scans.
In fact, I would wager on to say that MSE might be taxing a bit on first use which would be noticeable, but subsequent usage eliminates that really (besides, I haven't noticed it hogging any resources while doing updates or quick scans in my case).
McAfee's track record has been less than stellar lately.
I promptly remove it from people's systems whether they paid for it or not, and replace it with MSE or Avast.
Avira can get too many false positives (unless they fixed this) and I don't want people who know little about computers to suddenly worry about every minor detail.
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Do we even know that Intel will have any part in improving it in the first place, or if it even could? -
Android OS, a completely sanboxed platform, doesn't seem like a really appealing target.
It's fearmongering so they can sell Wave Secure/Lookout/etc. to idiots. -
I can see why url shortening services could be an issue - to be honest, why do people use these things?
So my copied Url spans three lines, so what? At least I can tell where it's going - also if I check the browser it will display the linked url.
I'd actually be surprised if these aren't already abused for malicious purposes.
And "geolocation services"... - thanks, without me, I think google latitude places me somewhere in the middle of the baltic sea... because I am in Europe. -
Libya's NIC service will likely be putting the ax to bit.ly this year anyway.
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Is Intel' McAfee 2011 going to be good enough?
Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by fonduekid, Dec 28, 2010.