Re: Tariffs and bikes

On Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:46:47 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:

On Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:33:26 -0300, Shadow <Sh@dow.br> wrote:
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Check you're not using a bogus anti-virus. I recommend Kaspersky.

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Kaspersky antivirus was banned for use by the US government after Sept
24, 2024.  I agree that the ban is justified.

You can use it at home. I don't use a resident AV, but I scan
my HD once a month with the bootable DVD. That way you avoid rootkits
and some firmware malware.

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"The Aftermath of the Kaspersky Ban"
<https://www.bitsight.com/blog/aftermath-kaspersky-ban>
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"Kaspersky and the Russian government"
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaspersky_and_the_Russian_government>
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"Russian antivirus firm faked malware to harm rivals - Ex-employees"
(Aug 14, 2015)
<https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/exclusive-russian-antivirus-firm-faked-malware-to-harm-rivals-ex-employees-idUSKCN0QJ1CQ/>

People were stealing their AV defs. So they put some "bait"
ones in. And PROVED they were being robbed when other vendors used
exactly the same signature checks.
I don't think false positives can be called a threat. The M$
AV flags just about everything that has not been downloaded from their
"store" as a "virus". And nobody has ever banned them for the false
positives....
Even stuff I write and compile on my personal computer is
flagged as malware....

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Tom once claimed that he uses BitDefender.  I have my doubts that he
uses any brand of anti-virus:
<https://www.bitdefender.com>
My recommendation is to use Microsoft Defender, which comes baked into
Windoze on Win 10 and Win 11.

It ignores State (TLA) malware. As do all the other
American/EU AVs. Not good enough.
I'm sure Kaspersky ignores their KGB stuff, but Russia has
practically no interest in retired Brazilian doctors...
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