I must have been reading a different article. I didn't see any of this blatant bias you mention. Sure, the guy only mentions the major brands of competitive products. So what? Why should he be expected to enumerate every possible competitive product?
Did you read any of the related articles linked from that one? The underlying reason for the article and the complaint has merit. I wouldn't fault McAfee for going on the record in this way. Yeah, the first four paragraphs were a little heavy on self-congratulation, but when you read past that, it's all meat and potatoes. And before you accuse *me* of bias, I regard McAfee and Symantec AV products in the same light - to be avoided at all costs. And it's called Patchguard, not Crashguard. >does not mention which products or under what circumstances >or programs besides malicious code which causes the crash. The circumstances are clearly spelled out. It's called "hooking a kernel API". The reasons for antivirus software doing that are clearly explained. It's not necessary for this guy to itemize every product that will be affected by it. As to the debate over Patchguard, it remains to be seen if that will be effective at blocking malware. I would guess not, since it's said that malware can bypass it. If anything, it will push malware to use rootkits more often, and that's not a Good Thing, even though though they were headed that way anyway. What Microsoft needs to do next is concentrate on "RootkitGuard". Carl -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc Sims Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 9:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FYI: Why Microsoft is wrong on Vista security That article is heavily biased against other anti-virus vendors ... Its conslusions I find are bogus especially the analysis of Windows CrashGuard it states that it crashes but does not mention which products or under what circumstances or programs besides malicious code which causes the crash. Sure it says that it's thankfull that users have a choice between Symantec, check Point but never goes far beyond the others and doesn't even bother to look at all at the many freeware alternatives... .... Marc Sims Data Technician I Prince George's Community College >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, October 10, 2006 >>> Hi, I found this interesting but I am curious to what the more experienced people on this list think about this subject. http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6124040.html?tag=nl.e589 Warm Regards, Lou -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
