Ben, I agree with the position that Sophos has taken. Although your point about them being a not-quite-disinterested party is well noted, the fact that they believe that they personally aren't impacted, doesn't mean that they had to give their competitors a pass.
It's not like they took they high road -- they basically said that it's not really a factor. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:40 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > > How to bypass almost all AV software > > > > > http://www.matousec.com/info/articles/khobe-8.0-earthquake-for-windows-desktop-security-software.php > > Sophos's response: > > > http://www.sophos.com/blogs/duck/g/2010/05/11/khobe-vulnerability-earth-shaker/ > > They're an AV vendor and thus not a disinterested party, so take it > as you like. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
