Comments on: Free antivirus from Microsoft a step in the right direction http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Don http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/comment-page-1/#comment-189381 Don Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:37:42 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/#comment-189381 Microsoft's response to the situation the enable is like hiring a bodyguard to allow you to walk down a dark alley in a $2000 suit with $100 bills hanging out of your pockets. The problem with this approach is that as an add on, there will always be someone, or a group of bad guys, who will get around the add on bodyguard. It's more bloat to an already boated system. It's a typical, thoughtless, "Let's add something!!!" Microsoft approach. The solution--something Microsoft can't seem to figure out--is to make everything safe by design, not by kludge. Apple and Linux accomplish this. Microsoft doesn't. Their mindset seems to prevent it. No, Apple and Linux aren't bullet proof, but when a bullet enters they close they hole, not slap yet more bloat. Eventually, the bloat will sink the ship. Microsoft’s response to the situation the enable is like hiring a bodyguard to allow you to walk down a dark alley in a $2000 suit with $100 bills hanging out of your pockets. The problem with this approach is that as an add on, there will always be someone, or a group of bad guys, who will get around the add on bodyguard. It’s more bloat to an already boated system. It’s a typical, thoughtless, “Let’s add something!!!” Microsoft approach.

The solution–something Microsoft can’t seem to figure out–is to make everything safe by design, not by kludge. Apple and Linux accomplish this. Microsoft doesn’t. Their mindset seems to prevent it. No, Apple and Linux aren’t bullet proof, but when a bullet enters they close they hole, not slap yet more bloat. Eventually, the bloat will sink the ship.

]]> By: Aquaadverse http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/comment-page-1/#comment-189004 Aquaadverse Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:21:43 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/#comment-189004 Who says it won't be good? Microsoft having full access to it's own proprietary code is a big advantage. Defender worked well. The biggest security problem is reckless behavior by users. You could have a state of the art alarm system, if you refuse to arm it and left the door wide open it's not effective. People and even admins often get nailed by not applying patches available for months. But the biggest issue by far is running a user account with full admin rights. I don't run Linux as root. OSX requires sudo. The number of people who just turned off UAC because of the irritating way Microsoft implemented it makes me wonder if the public at large will ever use security measures properly. Who says it won’t be good? Microsoft having full access to it’s own proprietary code is a big advantage. Defender worked well.

The biggest security problem is reckless behavior by users. You could have a state of the art alarm system, if you refuse to arm it and left the door wide open it’s not effective.

People and even admins often get nailed by not applying patches available for months. But the biggest issue by far is running a user account with full admin rights.

I don’t run Linux as root. OSX requires sudo. The number of people who just turned off UAC because of the irritating way Microsoft implemented it makes me wonder if the public at large will ever use security measures properly.

]]> By: Mike Ferro http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/comment-page-1/#comment-189003 Mike Ferro Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:11:46 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/#comment-189003 Not saying if it will be good or not, but the fact Msft is finally trying to address one of the biggest missing components in Windows is a good thing nevertheless. Not saying if it will be good or not, but the fact Msft is finally trying to address one of the biggest missing components in Windows is a good thing nevertheless.

]]> By: pat http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/comment-page-1/#comment-188873 pat Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:22:15 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/#comment-188873 it would be great if MSE was a completely cloud-based like Panda. it would take a lot of of the cpu usage it would be great if MSE was a completely cloud-based like Panda. it would take a lot of of the cpu usage

]]> By: Lev http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/comment-page-1/#comment-188738 Lev Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:50:05 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2009/06/21/free-antivirus-from-microsoft-a-step-in-the-right-direction/#comment-188738 Who says the tool will be any good ? what is the engine behind the software ? It could be a big flop like so many other anti-virus programs, free or paid. I don't think the Symantec or Kaspersky or AVG or Avira or.. have to worry as long as the program isn't pushed by force to windows computer by Microsoft (which will uninstall any previous installed anti-virus). Who says the tool will be any good ? what is the engine behind the software ? It could be a big flop like so many other anti-virus programs, free or paid.

I don’t think the Symantec or Kaspersky or AVG or Avira or.. have to worry as long as the program isn’t pushed by force to windows computer by Microsoft (which will uninstall any previous installed anti-virus).

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