bbahes 29 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Any comments? https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-selling-access-and-source-code-from-antivirus-companies/?fbclid=IwAR3EqbEHNpG3iKSyMA58JsURtKtewSUfqJmRaGwBFaGClDf0Lai5cOdRl64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Most Valued Members peteyt 396 Posted May 9, 2019 Most Valued Members Share Posted May 9, 2019 I presume Eset was not hit as it isn't US based but it does show that nothing is ever 100 percent secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,748 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 The only U.S. based AV concerns I can think of are McAfee, Symantec, Malwarebytes, and PCMatic. And Symantec is questionable since most of their operations are in India these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Most Valued Members peteyt 396 Posted May 9, 2019 Most Valued Members Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, itman said: The only U.S. based AV concerns I can think of are McAfee, Symantec, Malwarebytes, and PCMatic. And Symantec is questionable since most of their operations are in India these days. Didn't even know pcpitstop was still about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,748 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 37 minutes ago, peteyt said: Didn't even know pcpitstop was still about Yep. Alive and kicking. AV-Test includes them in their consumer test series. It is still "the king" of FP detections though drastically improved from the days when the FPs numbered in the thousands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Most Valued Members peteyt 396 Posted May 9, 2019 Most Valued Members Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, itman said: Yep. Alive and kicking. AV-Test includes them in their consumer test series. It is still "the king" of FP detections though drastically improved from the days when the FPs numbered in the thousands. Doesn't malwarbytes consider it as a potential unwanted program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itman 1,748 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 11 minutes ago, peteyt said: Doesn't malwarbytes consider it as a potential unwanted program? Have no idea since I haven't used MBAM for years. Like any realtime scanner, it shouldn't be installed as such on any PC using PCMatic, Eset. or any other realtime AV solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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