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Number   :  4000
Date     :  2003-03-08
Author   :  CBFalconer
Subject  :  Re: OT: AntiVirus
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Geoff Wexler wrote:
> 
> I wonder if any of you experts have any opinions about the
> following:
> 
> Some anti-virus programs regularly consult "base" to see if there
> are any new additional viruses to worry about. If the answer is
> yes, they download additions to up-date your software and improve
> your security. But the same software regularly scans your hard
> drive. In principle it sounds as if this two way traffic might be
> used as a method for breaching people's privacy i.e wouldn't it
> be possible for the anti-virus software to pass data such as
> passwords from your hard drive back to base?

Yes. So don't use such systems. Something that suggest you run
an update operation is alright. Be paranoid.

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Chuck F (cbfalconer@y...) (cbfalconer@w...)
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