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Anti-virus software is a complete failure. Kaspersky is trying to save a sinking ship. AV isn't a good business because its a failed area of development. The i

Anti-virus software is a complete failure. Kaspersky is trying to save a sinking ship. AV isn't a good business because its a failed area of development. The idea that Kaspersky is somehow radically better than other AV vendors is a joke. Sure, some of them are comically bad, but none of that are that good. "Good enough" is often good enough. I'm a fan of Kaspersky's research. AV isn't one of the areas where people need to be spending their time, though. I don't know how you could say AV works with a straight face. ALSO: MS isn't a monopoly anymore.

Pxtl 10y ago
We use Kaspersky at my workplace as a building-wide policy... And yes, any time a developer has wierd bad behavior with connections or unexpected file errors, it's usually to blame.
ComodoHacker 10y ago
>AV isn't one of the areas where people need to be spending their time, though. Do you have an alternative working approach to securing end users' devices? >I'm a fan of Kaspersky's research. And yet you suggest to stop doing that research.
- youdontknowtho 10y ago
  i meant their research into other areas specifically. they do way more than AV. its like they use AV to fund real security research.
- rspeer 10y ago
  Security involves more than anti-virus. Kaspersky does more than anti-virus. In fact, one could claim by now that anti-virus and security have very little to do with each other, so stop equating them in your retorts.
  - ComodoHacker 10y ago
    >Security involves more than anti-virus. Kaspersky does more than anti-virus. Nowhere I stated or implied otherwise. >one could claim by now that anti-virus and security have very little to do with each other This claim is trivial to disprove. Imagine there's no AV anymore (yet firewalls and HIPSes are still in place). Do you think overall security (measured, say, in damages $$$) won't change? There would be an immediate disaster.

Pxtl 10y ago

We use Kaspersky at my workplace as a building-wide policy... And yes, any time a developer has wierd bad behavior with connections or unexpected file errors, it's usually to blame.

ComodoHacker 10y ago

>AV isn't one of the areas where people need to be spending their time, though. Do you have an alternative working approach to securing end users' devices? >I'm a fan of Kaspersky's research. And yet you suggest to stop doing that research.

youdontknowtho 10y ago
i meant their research into other areas specifically. they do way more than AV. its like they use AV to fund real security research.
rspeer 10y ago
Security involves more than anti-virus. Kaspersky does more than anti-virus. In fact, one could claim by now that anti-virus and security have very little to do with each other, so stop equating them in your retorts.
- ComodoHacker 10y ago
  >Security involves more than anti-virus. Kaspersky does more than anti-virus. Nowhere I stated or implied otherwise. >one could claim by now that anti-virus and security have very little to do with each other This claim is trivial to disprove. Imagine there's no AV anymore (yet firewalls and HIPSes are still in place). Do you think overall security (measured, say, in damages $$$) won't change? There would be an immediate disaster.