Matousec's new Firewall Challenge "wrinkle"

Discussion in 'other anti-malware software' started by wat0114, Apr 20, 2008.

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  1. wat0114

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    From his homepage:

    www.matousec.com

    Btw, Credit for pointing this out goes to Outpost Firewall Support Forum member/moderator, minoka :)
     
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  2. Smokey

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    Good to know, over and out for Matousec and his credentials.
     
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  3. dawgg

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  4. Smokey

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    Somebody gave me his opinion about the issue:
    I can't say it better.
     
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    Admins of well known and seriuos security boards are beginning to ban Matousec reports :thumb:
    Wilders should follow this example.
     
  6. faenil

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    ....Online Armor Free in their tests passes Kill 1 ...mine doesn't and I have a newer version...

    VERY STRANGE...
     
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  7. Hugger

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    This is either a poorly thought out idea or a poorly written statement on Matousec's part.
    Or possibly just poor judgement.
    I know that this now makes me a little hesitant to follow his test results/recommendations.
    Hugger
     
  8. EASTER

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    In all honesty i found the toughest scrutiny on security apps originate right here at Wilder's and are taken to task, sometimes heated but with the intent to get right to the core of the truth of matters like this.

    kareldjag (sorry if a mispell) is been one of those fierce scrutinizers in his own right and he puts security apps thru some pretty thorough paces himself with results and commentary.
     
  9. ggf31416

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    I guess most wilders' members live in communist countries.:rolleyes: :doubt:
    Matousec is just trying to get some money from his work.
    You can start your own firewall testing site if you don't like it.;)
     
  10. Peter2150

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    I don't think it has a thing to do with where we live. When one takes money from the sale of the products you are testing, it certainly calls into question the objectivity of the testing.
     
  11. Perman

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    Hi,

    That wrinkle gives me an excellent idea to embark on a new venture...

    to solicit many vendors ( I would get a directory) as possible to offer a guaranteed positive review and an affiliation. ===> scam ? or spam ?

    I could become an instant rich man, eh? Not a bad idea !

    I would say that Matousec guy has finally shown his true colour--green--.
    Money beggar.

    US's sub prime loan disaster must have hurt a lot people, including our (ex)honorable friend.
     
  12. LoneWolf

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    Doesn't change my opinion of Matousec or his leak tests. :rolleyes:
    Never took his testing or his opinion's very seriously anyways. :thumbd:
     
  13. alex_s

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    TestMyPC does it for free. Still, I'm very hesitant about its objectivity. And comparing these two services I definitely in favour of Matousec. Because .. he uses the same clean system and runs everything with the same criteria. He uses opensource tests. While comletely free testmypc tests every product by _volunteers_ on their PC with unpredictable configuration and unpredictabe criterias.
     
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    I think it is enough that vendors took it seriously and improved their products. What I see definitely positive. He published BsodHook utility (ShadowHook now), for example. It revealed a lot of bugs in the drivers. Then this was fixed by some vendos -- positive.

    There hardly can be something perfect in the World, though.
     
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    Question.
    Reading all of our posts I now wonder if there are any reputable firewall testing companies that will give away the results to interested parties? Meaning us.
    As an aside, in the past Matousec and I communicated a few times.
    I was impressed with his willingness to share his knowledge.
    This is an unfortunate decision on his part.
    Hugger
     
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    I don't dare to judge him. I just wonder, is this really possible that somebody did such hard work for free ? May be somebody crazy who won a lot of money in a lottery and who now dies of boredom ? This is not me, definitely :)
     
  17. 19monty64

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    What's wrong with accepting sponsorship from the companies you're testingo_O I'm sure all the AV-comparatives are sponsored by the AV-companies too. I'm sure they get pay-for retesting if they do poorly and a copy of the samples that are going to be used. (sarcasm) :rolleyes:
     
  18. Einsturzende

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    It seems that Matoušec sells product (build) which doesn't exist.
    (See Outposts build number on his page and on official one)
    Matoušek tested an internal build which is not released yet (and i doubt it will be)...
     
  19. Smokey

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    Sponsorship can compromise test(results). You can call it a conflict of interests too.
     
  20. Pedro

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    It's not even the top 2.
    And certainly recommending products with a minimum 80% score doesn't seem bad.
    If you think these tests are useful or not, it's up to you, but i don't think there's anything wrong here, so far anyway.
     
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    That was the reason for the
     
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    I'd hope to score better than 80% on a test that I had all the Q&A for...
     
  23. Pedro

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    If i understand you correctly:
    Exactly. They don't score 100. The ones that do aren't recommended (no sponsor).

    I just think we should not jump to conclusions.
     
  24. 19monty64

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    If I had all the Q&A for a test AND the option for a re-test, anything short of 100% is a BIG disappointment!!! Just imagine a MD about to operate on you, and you find out that he had all the Q&A, paid re-test, and paid the person marking his test, and he scored anything short of 100%.....
    But seriously, he's sponsored, so that makes his site a "paid-advertisement" doesn't ito_O
     
  25. Tommy

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    Folks, look closer at the test:
    1. He is testing applications which are not inteded to be a firewall, like SSM.
    2. Matousec does not seam to know about some special features regarding self protection like in Jetico. Even if Jetico is killed (Server and GUI), the rules will still be acomplished or traffic completly blocked. So that does not give a clear result for users who are not aware of those features. Irritating.
    3. You can't compare suites from Eset, AVG, etc. with pure firewalls like Oupost, Jetico, etc. Thats like apples and oranges.
    4. etc.

    So even without the here discussed matter (selling products), which of course makes the results doutable, those test are not professional and correct.
     
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