An even more cynical way would be to say that most antivirus companies aren't in the business of analyzing viruses - they are in the business of selling antivirus software. I believe that is the fundamental problem. Jamie -- Jamie C. Pole jpole@jcpa.com http://www.jcpa.com InfoSec / InfoWar / Forensics On Dec 4, 2005, at 11:18 PM, Edward B. Dreger wrote:
SMB> Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 23:04:52 -0500 SMB> From: Steven M. Bellovin
SMB> A-V companies are in the business of analyzing viruses. They should SMB> *know* how a particular virus behaves.
The cynical would say they _do_ know, and "accidental" backscatter is a way to advertise their products. ;-)
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