You've lost me, where does code auditing fit in? Here's what I think you're using AV for: Your users download and run random stuff or run attachments. Antivirus does not make that safe. If that's not what you're using it for, then you're just adding attack surface.
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Replying to @da_667 @Bassphiller
Do you get alerts from users running arbitrary executables that would have been allowed to run if not for Antivirus?
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Replying to @da_667 @Bassphiller
That's a long answer to a yes/no question. I don't know where the "100%" thing came from, what argument are you replying to? The problem with Antivirus is not that it's imperfect.
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If you could put it in a few lines, what is the problem?
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The problem is users are running attachments, downloads, etc that could be malicious, that's not safe. Antivirus is the idea that you can make a big list of all the malicious programs ever written, and then it's totally cool to run whatever you want, but that can never work.
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Replying to @taviso @AdmV0rl0n and
Instead of trying to keep a list of all the bad programs ever written, whitelisting keeps track of good programs instead. Think of it like having a list of authorized users who can access your bank account (whitelisting), instead of a list of known fraudsters who cant (antivirus)
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This is twitter, so I'm simplifying, obviously. You might ask, ok antivirus doesn't work, but it doesn't do any *harm* right? Actually, it adds significant new attack surface that vendors refuse to mitigate, among other serious problems.
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