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MS Antivirus a stealth backdoor?
We were RAV antivirus users before MS purchased the company.
It was a great product. But with all the other AV companies out
there does Microsoft really plan to compete with them?

Or does MS plan to use a bundled AV product as a backdoor to
install "stealth" patches to cut down on the regular
embarrassment of ?New Virus Tuesdays??
Posted by: Franklin_z   Posted on: 06/15/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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conflict of interest?  JoeMama_z | 06/15/04
Where's the conflict? Actually its funny  Richard Flude | 06/15/04
anti-virus apis  PlatformAgnostic | 06/16/04
bundling is wrong approach! check your notes! Windows gene pool shrinking!  oldskool | 06/16/04
what MS shoudl do...  ryusen | 06/16/04
Typical of M$  DarthRidiculous | 06/16/04
EEEEIIIIIPPPPPYYYYY! !!! VIVA LA MICROSOFT!!!  Spin_Masterz | 06/15/04
too much conspiracy theory here...  ryusen | 06/16/04
Right???  ickusslime@... | 06/15/04
Correction:  ickusslime@... | 06/15/04
Great Move!  Jeff Spicoli | 06/15/04
You are so wrong.  ShadeTree | 06/16/04
I disagree..  Patrick Jones | 06/16/04
The numbers tell a different story  ShadeTree | 06/16/04
Numbers..  Patrick Jones | 06/16/04
Odd, as I don't know anyone using Symantec  voska | 06/16/04
remember a company called netscape?  ryusen | 06/16/04
Yes, a reason for Microsoft to go into AV  Anton Philidor | 06/16/04
Depends on how good it is  voska | 06/16/04
Microsoft already has an anti-virus product  LateBlt | 06/15/04
YES!!!  Jeff Spicoli | 06/15/04
MSAV?! HAH!  in-DUH-vidual | 06/16/04
Which happens to be all MS software  nucrash | 06/16/04
More to the list...  in-DUH-vidual | 06/16/04
Couldn't do heuristic...  techboy_z | 06/16/04
MS Antivirus a stealth backdoor?  Franklin_z | 06/15/04
ooo  Jeff Spicoli | 06/15/04
YAATLS  oldskool | 06/16/04
flaw in your theory  ryusen | 06/16/04
two points  zijiang | 06/16/04
problem is the MS tool will become a new attach vector  oldskool | 06/16/04
Hurting sales  Patrick Jones | 06/16/04
Not what we need...  BitTwiddler | 06/16/04
ClamAV  tprince@... | 06/16/04
is MS really shooting for CYGWIN ?  oldskool | 06/16/04
Black Helicopters, Sour Grapes, and....  Confused by religion | 06/16/04
How's your Linux evaluation going Milly?  oldskool | 06/16/04
Not good so will try it on another box...  Confused by religion | 06/16/04
Sorry Mills, no cocaine users here..  Jeff Spicoli | 06/16/04
"Mad Dog" Spicoli  Anton Philidor | 06/16/04
My dog is nice  Jeff Spicoli | 06/16/04
No whine zone here  quietLee | 06/16/04
Since you can't read that well..  Jeff Spicoli | 06/16/04
The tears are rolling down my cheeks  quietLee | 06/16/04
Are you required...  Mike Hunt | 06/16/04
Yeah, the Black Helo bit is getting dated  quietLee | 06/16/04
An Unhacked, Productive Day happy  Mike Rotch | 06/16/04
Siwwy Wabbit...  Confused by religion | 06/17/04
oh come on now...  ryusen | 06/16/04
I had no problem getting my wireless card working either  Monkey_MCSE | 06/16/04
I talked to some friends who also use Netgear....  Confused by religion | 06/16/04
Here's A Thought  MonsterPuppy | 06/16/04
Good reason for Microsoft not to make an AV  Anton Philidor | 06/16/04
Microsoft: But we are having a 4 for 1 sale on Viruses themselves!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/16/04
Next up: Microsoft flying ponies and unicorns  tic swayback | 06/16/04
Yeah, I haven't won the lottery yet.  Mike Hunt | 06/16/04
I prefer a 3rd party  V Sanders | 06/17/04
Microsoft AntiVirus  fasLLL__ | 08/09/04

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