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"Overkill": excessive protection and the false sense of security
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<blockquote data-quote="Sunshine-boy" data-source="post: 787941" data-attributes="member: 60675"><p>Good post Plastic Man <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite125" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh :LOL:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":LOL:" /></p><p><a href="https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/files/2014_EN_BreakingAVSoftware_JoxeanKoret.pdf" target="_blank">https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/files/2014_EN_BreakingAVSoftware_JoxeanKoret.pdf</a></p><p>1- according to this research more engine in AV means more Vulnerability and risk for my windows.</p><p>2- more security tool means more whole in windows since they can be exploited and change from AV to spyware <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</p><p>3- using an AV without a good bug bounty is <strong>dangerous</strong>. better to use Apps that have good bug bounty(Windows Defender, Avast, 360, Kaspersky and Symantec are good examples)</p><p>Simple free Av(WD,360, Kaspersky, Avast)+windwos inbuilt tools(SRP, App locker, Hyper-V)===best practice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sunshine-boy, post: 787941, member: 60675"] Good post Plastic Man :LOL: [URL]https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/files/2014_EN_BreakingAVSoftware_JoxeanKoret.pdf[/URL] 1- according to this research more engine in AV means more Vulnerability and risk for my windows. 2- more security tool means more whole in windows since they can be exploited and change from AV to spyware :). 3- using an AV without a good bug bounty is [B]dangerous[/B]. better to use Apps that have good bug bounty(Windows Defender, Avast, 360, Kaspersky and Symantec are good examples) Simple free Av(WD,360, Kaspersky, Avast)+windwos inbuilt tools(SRP, App locker, Hyper-V)===best practice [/QUOTE]
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