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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 72227" data-source="post: 806685"><p>IMO it's starting to get out of hand. I'm not saying that people shouldn't be allowed to perform tests, but the frequency that these videos get posted is not helping making things better and more clear, it's just adding to the confusion. Furthermore, I'm not a huge fan of people "acting" like "security experts" because they were able to run malware in a VM. Testing these products in general is very difficult and it's not as easy as it's made out to be. They often don't represent how it works in the real world and I always get a kick reading the YouTube comments of people freaking out that this or that product is a pos because it didn't get 100%. If you really look at it, these YouTube testing methodologies really haven't changed, if at all. </p><p></p><p>Step 1: Disable real-time AV</p><p>Step 2: Perform right click scan on folder full of malware with unknown age.</p><p>Step 3: Re-enable real-time protection and run any missed samples</p><p>Step 4: Scan with on demand scanners.</p><p></p><p>In the real world no one operates their computer this way.</p><p></p><p>IMHO the vast majority of these "YouTubers" don't offer any helpful advice, nor do they fully explain/understand the products nor the malware. How many times do you see people run a piece of malware in a VM, nothing happens and their conclusion is "well it must be broken." Yes, it may be broken, however there are tons of malware now that are VM aware and if they detect that they are in a VM they simply don't run.</p><p></p><p>Again, I'm not against people performing tests, but I just wish they would take the time to properly understand how the products work and potentially the malware. Furthermore I would really be happy if people would take the time to really explain things and notify people that these results should be taken with a grain of salt and that real world usage will be different.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 72227, post: 806685"] IMO it's starting to get out of hand. I'm not saying that people shouldn't be allowed to perform tests, but the frequency that these videos get posted is not helping making things better and more clear, it's just adding to the confusion. Furthermore, I'm not a huge fan of people "acting" like "security experts" because they were able to run malware in a VM. Testing these products in general is very difficult and it's not as easy as it's made out to be. They often don't represent how it works in the real world and I always get a kick reading the YouTube comments of people freaking out that this or that product is a pos because it didn't get 100%. If you really look at it, these YouTube testing methodologies really haven't changed, if at all. Step 1: Disable real-time AV Step 2: Perform right click scan on folder full of malware with unknown age. Step 3: Re-enable real-time protection and run any missed samples Step 4: Scan with on demand scanners. In the real world no one operates their computer this way. IMHO the vast majority of these "YouTubers" don't offer any helpful advice, nor do they fully explain/understand the products nor the malware. How many times do you see people run a piece of malware in a VM, nothing happens and their conclusion is "well it must be broken." Yes, it may be broken, however there are tons of malware now that are VM aware and if they detect that they are in a VM they simply don't run. Again, I'm not against people performing tests, but I just wish they would take the time to properly understand how the products work and potentially the malware. Furthermore I would really be happy if people would take the time to really explain things and notify people that these results should be taken with a grain of salt and that real world usage will be different.(y) [/QUOTE]
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