Hi > A little bit off topic, but I'd like to ask if M$ is trying > to prepare own AV software ?
Microsoft bought GeCAD (RAV) back in the last summer, then Giant Compny Software, Inc. in december and two days ago they bought Sybari. So they are collecting know-how about virus detection, spyware detection and server process security. > I found this : > http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx > > a tool to remove MyDoom, Zafi,Netsky and a few others. This is only a small tool. I assume there will be some defence tool integrated with windows longhorn and maybe delivered with windows xp sp3/4 which will give any user basic security. (No, this is not nessesarry only because of security holes in mircosoft products, but because of the users using microsoft software. Most of them work as admins and open every attachment. Doing the same on linux would cause the same problems.) Microsoft has the some big advantage here. First they can deploy such defence systems to any windows installtion with update services enabled without user interaction. And they can keep those systems up to date - they already have the windows update infrastructure - which is right now extended to the microsoft update infrastructure. (windows update v6 will update more then the windows core itself - at least office and other microsoft products will be included.) I must say, that I am happy to hear that. I will target different users as clamav and will not be a competitor in clamav's domain - neighter will clamav become a big player in workstation virus defence anytime soon imho. So, just sit back and relax. And by the way, it was already asked who would trust microsoft with this. And yes, I would. Maybe not as the only security solution, just as I now have McAfee local to my clamav on my server. Regards, Steffen
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