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Because the simpler explanation (that this is a stupid bug) is borne out by the uniformly horrible state of AV software.

• tptacek 10y ago
  And also the relatively limited capability it offers to attackers, compared to other bugs in AV software.
  • btilly 10y ago
    Now THAT is a good reason to think that this particular item is not intentional. But I would still bet money that there is at least one intentional hole, somewhere.
    • tptacek 10y ago
      I would not take the other side of that bet.
    • idlewords 10y ago
      You can probably identify it by looking at parts of the code that are unusually free of bugs.