Friday Rant - Why is most security software rubbish?      
When I'm setting up a new Windows-based PC, the part that I dread is when it's time to install security software onto it. I just know that no matter how swift and powerful the system is, installing any kind of security suite onto it is going to kill performance. It's a lot like buying a BMW M5 and then murdering the performance by attaching it to a trailer full of concrete.
 
Skype for Windows worm reported: here's what to do      
Skype has learned that a computer virus called "w32/Ramex.A" is affecting users of Skype for Windows. Users whose computers are infected with this virus will send a chat message to other Skype users asking them to click on a web link that can infect the computer of the person who receives the message.
 
Anti-virals get beat up at Untangle Fight Club      
For LinuxWorld the folks at Untangle, which makes an open source network gateway, decided to test popular anti-virals in what it called an AntiVirus Fight Club.
 
Patchy antivirus coverage for 64-bit Vista      
Virus Bulletin security certification body tested a number of antivirus software solutions for 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and discovered that security firms are struggling to provide satisfactory protection for the operating system and users.
 
Symantec puts price tag on anti-botnet tool      
The anti-botnet tool (see previous coverage here) is being marketed as "complementary solution to existing antivirus or security suites," adding yet another application to the list of security tools needed by PC users to avoid computer takeover attacks.
 
"Storm Worm" surge exposes AntiVirus deficiencies      
The crime ring behind the latest Storm Worm-related malware attack (Techmeme discussion) is using new tactics to slip malicious executables past anti-virus defenses, serving up another black eye to an industry that already uses questionable tactics to find new customers.
 
Anti-virus heavyweights missing from Vista-certified list      
Some of the biggest names in the anti-virus business - Symantec, McAfee and CA eTrust, - are missing from the list of vendors shipping products with the "Certified for Windows Vista" logo or the "Works with Windows Vista" logo.
 
Will cracking down on piracy boost Microsoft's profits?      
Last week Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Wall Street analysts that "piracy reduction can be a source of Windows revenue growth." Can it?
 
Another Malware protection engine becomes Malware enabler engine      
Nearly three months after being first released to the business market, Vista had a near perfect track record (excluding a design weakness in voice) against remote exploits until this Tuesday. Ironically the culprit happens to be Microsoft's Malware Protection which is used in all of Microsoft's antivirus products including Windows Defender for Vista. This is just another example where we have the software charged with scanning and detecting malicious code being tricked by a package rigged to explode when inspected.
 
What if Jim Allchin is right about no AntiVirus on Vista?      
Scott M. Fulton, III wrote this very thoughtful piece about "Vista, Antivirus: What If Allchin's Right?" Fulton was the man responsible for all the flurry recently about Jim Allchin implying that Vista may not need anti-virus because he ran no Anti-Virus software for his son's computer. Allchin later clarified that he was not talking in general about Vista needing Anti-Virus or not. Fulton asks the question if the "technology press" has gotten so jaded that it has lost its ability to think objectively on Microsoft and that it's like "thousands of knee-jerks going on simultaneously".
 
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