RE: Anti-Virus

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Jones, John (US)
> 
> And when the virus/malware gets on your network?

Different issue.


> Or you install new
> software? (make a new image) Or change a setting in an existing app?
> (registry/config file writes - make a new image)  Very limiting for a
> normal user.

Installation involves thawing and refreezing, no big deal.  The only
problems are those programs that use the registry during normal use.
Frankly, I don't know how many of those programs exist.  It would be
interesting to know.


> This is fine for restoring a trashed system or one that is used by the
> public but is not properly locked down.  But it is not a replacement
for
> tools like AV, Anti-Spyware, and personal firewall software.

But it might be a nice complement, especially on a home network.  The
"family" workstation that is used by my wife and daughter might be a
good candidate for this sort of approach.

The other very interesting software from these people is
anti-executable, which basically whitelists what programs can run on
your machine.  This seems like a very nice addition to any anti-spyware
scenarios.

I'm just looking at options right now.  Since I'm convinced that the
spyware writers are funded by the anti-spyware companies, I find it
galling to have to buy this stuff anyway.  Hell, if Microsoft wrote code
that passed CS101 and didn't have buffer overrun exploits, 99.8% of the
viruses would be nullified and this industry wouldn't exist.

Joe