On 29/11/2015 02:56, Dan Stillman wrote:
You can block known malware signatures with the scanner if you think
that's a good use of time. But that doesn't require blocking valid APIs
and patterns that have legitimate uses. That's what we're discussing
here. AV software doesn't result in long delays in legitimate software
updates so that AV vendors can manually review software.
It doesn't work the same way because AV vendors have no control over
what apps the OS is letting run, but if it did, it would cause the same
problems. Quick bugzilla search:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116819
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1168855
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1095049
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799980
I haven't looked at the bugs, but they are a small sample of a large set
of bugs, and it's just a fact that we (just like other legitimate
software developers) occasionally get flagged by various
anti-virus/malware software.
~ Gijs
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