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Antivirus software isn’t known for being security-minded. Running potential malware in a buggy kernel-space sandbox comes to mind.
by Filligree 4y ago
Antivirus software isn’t known for being security-minded. Running potential malware in a buggy kernel-space sandbox comes to mind.
- fmajid 4y agoAntivirus software is so sloppily written it actually increases your attack surface, often catastrophically so: https://www.theregister.com/2016/05/17/tavis_ormandy_zeroes_in_on_antivirus_remotecrash_bug https://www.theregister.com/2016/05/17/tavis_ormandy_zeroes_... https://www.computerworld.com/article/2493275/researcher-finds-critical-vulnerabilities-in-sophos-antivirus-product.html https://www.computerworld.com/article/2493275/researcher-fin...