I do not want to be a bearer of bad news, however it is at least remotely possible that Microsoft implements a mandatory code signing for any code that requires access to low-level system routines, such as debugging, raw network sockets and such. I think they tried that once with the low-level sound interface in Windows ME in order to prevent people from recording their own sound output.
If this happens, I bet that WinPcap will not get a signature from them. Philip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stef" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <winpcap-users@winpcap.polito.it> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [WinPcap-users] WinPcap identified as spyware by Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta 1 > Read again the part of your email, below: could the "evil" "open > source" term have anything to do with it ?!? I have a couple of other > things running on a W2K box, and all happened to be "open source" or > freeware, coincidentally, and some were immediately identifed as > potentially malicious by the M$ stuff ... ;) > > Now - if Microsoft was to develop winpcap, and sell it ... hmm ... > that would probably make it safer, by definition (Microsoft = > security, as we all know). ;> > > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:29:41 +0100, Philip Stoev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > WinPcap is identified as follows: > > > > WinPCap > > Type: Enabler > > Threat Level: Low > > Author: WinPCap Team including = Loris Degioanni > > Description: WinPCap is an Open Source Windows Packet Filtering Library. > > <snip> > > > ================================================================== > This is the WinPcap users list. It is archived at > http://www.mail-archive.com/winpcap-users@winpcap.polito.it/ > > To unsubscribe use > mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================== > > ================================================================== This is the WinPcap users list. It is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/winpcap-users@winpcap.polito.it/ To unsubscribe use mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==================================================================
