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Having it negates the "not needing it" selling point IMO. In addition, it being worthless and taking up space and CPU cycles (however passive it is) is a negat
by daeken 17y ago
Having it negates the "not needing it" selling point IMO. In addition, it being worthless and taking up space and CPU cycles (however passive it is) is a negative in my book. I don't see how it's a selling point at all.
- tptacek 17y agoMost users will see any security feature as a net positive. Note the positive publicity (amongst normal users) for Leopard ASLR, a feature that adds no real security. Adding basic anti-malware features to the OS will not negate any of the security value prop in Snow Leopard. I share your take on antivirus software, but do note that preventing a user from installing something with a known virus on it does not have negative utility.
- arebop 17y agopresumably details on why Leopard ASLR "adds no real security" are discussed in http://www.matasano.com/log/986/what-weve-since-learned-about-leopard-security-features/ http://www.matasano.com/log/986/what-weve-since-learned-abou..., which will eventually be reachable again?