Snake oil a bit much as it implies no value. AV products may not be perfect, but they’re certainly betting than nothing.
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did you even read? They are literally MUCH WORSE THAN NOTHING
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All the infected machines I see either have no AV or used Microsoft's. Also, malware using HTTPS to avoid detection is a thing.
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So advising users not to use AV is irresponsible at best. There hasn't been a single real-life attack using AV bugs.
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Not just for antivirus though. Already implemented MITM detection into Caddy: https://github.com/mholt/caddy/pull/1430 …
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yes, it's one of many problems... the others include things like memory unsafe code unpacking attacker payloads in-kernel
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RIP you mentions once Vess sees this.
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AVs are for computer newbies or noobs. Once you learn about process and services then you are way better without AV
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Tony, not to throw water on flaming snake oil. IMHO this is still a case by case basis: https://medium.com/@securitystreak/antivirus-in-2017-why-which-how-88d6d5e6655c … i.e. Cisco Immunet
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@bennosaurus I don't understand most of this. What's the take-home for the layperson, please? Other than fear? -
I figured it was "lots of free download virus protectors are rubbish, here's a list with one we thought was actually ok"
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