the big names look very !
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1445&tag=nl.e539
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/images/av-vulns_q1_2008_michigan_edu.png
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Interesting!
For those who want to know more about this, check some of the following links to understand why the German company n.runs AG claims that AV software is a possible cause for infection itself.
Explanation by n.runs on one of their webpages; link and an n.runs PDF presentation; link
On the ZD.net page linked to by jerry66, I missed, for instance, Avira.
However, here is an example of a bug reported by n.runs director of research Sergio 'Shadown' Alvarez to Avira; link.
I think it's a perfect example of what n.runs is claiming.
On this Avira forum page you can see that n.runs Sergio Alvares and Thierry Zoller have reported numerous parsing bugs in the Avira's AV parsing engine and that Avira has reacted pretty fast and have come up with fixes and updates; link.
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I once took the effort of testing the well known virus scanners on an infected file. I was shocked by the results. 10 out of 11 failed to protect.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=170458
anti virus , how vulnerable ?
Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by jerry66, Jul 12, 2008.