Signatures, product testing, and the lingering death of AV

Minimalist · Aug 15, 2015

It’s not that the anti-malware industry – or the anti-virus industry, as its critics continue to call it, possibly in the hope that no-one will notice that it detects a good deal more than viruses and has done for many years – is beyond criticism. Indeed, perhaps the time has come for an informed re-evaluation of its role and context in the security industry. However, it does irritate me when criticism is based on lack of knowledge or, even worse, a desire to mislead in the hope of diverting market share from mainstream anti-malware towards their own product.
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itman · Aug 15, 2015

Good article for anyone who believes AV lab results are absolute measures in the overall effectiveness of security software. These tests are approximations of effectiveness under controlled environments and nothing more.

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