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<blockquote data-quote="mazskolnieces" data-source="post: 927100" data-attributes="member: 88422">I didn&#039;t think you were hatin&#039; on Leo. I take Leo&#039;s tests with the same level of &quot;OK&quot; skepticism that I use when I review just about any AV test, malware lab report, using just about any software, and more or less all things IT. I just don&#039;t get wrapped up in the whole &quot;is Leo&#039;s test legit or is he just buffooning yet another test because I don&#039;t like what it shows...&quot; Lots of folk on the security forums have strong negative feelings about Leo. That&#039;s all I was saying.I agree with you on the newbie target audience. Leo is all about what works for newbies. Certainly Leo is capable of a lot more advanced testing and getting into the what fors, what nots and minutiae that only true security geeks would appreciate - but that&#039;s not his target audience.When Leo &quot;seemingly&quot; (or more precisely, it is perceived by certain software fanboys) bashes or shows certain software in a negative light, lots of people get enraged. Just look the reactions to Leo&#039;s testing, assessment and stated opinions of default deny. The mob wanted to exact some justice on the guy because he&#039;s just not into default deny. He thinks it is a solution only suitable for an advanced user. I thought the reactions over the years said more about the people that got upset than Leo. His testing and subsequent opinion about default deny is valid.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mazskolnieces, post: 927100, member: 88422"] I didn't think you were hatin' on Leo. I take Leo's tests with the same level of "OK" skepticism that I use when I review just about any AV test, malware lab report, using just about any software, and more or less all things IT. I just don't get wrapped up in the whole "is Leo's test legit or is he just buffooning yet another test because I don't like what it shows..." Lots of folk on the security forums have strong negative feelings about Leo. That's all I was saying. I agree with you on the newbie target audience. Leo is all about what works for newbies. Certainly Leo is capable of a lot more advanced testing and getting into the what fors, what nots and minutiae that only true security geeks would appreciate - but that's not his target audience. When Leo "seemingly" (or more precisely, it is perceived by certain software fanboys) bashes or shows certain software in a negative light, lots of people get enraged. Just look the reactions to Leo's testing, assessment and stated opinions of default deny. The mob wanted to exact some justice on the guy because he's just not into default deny. He thinks it is a solution only suitable for an advanced user. I thought the reactions over the years said more about the people that got upset than Leo. His testing and subsequent opinion about default deny is valid. [/QUOTE]

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