Re: [Full-Disclosure] Microsoft to buy Sybari AV company

From: Danny (nocmonkey_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/09/05

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    Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 19:27:54 -0500
To: Feher Tamas <etomcat@freemail.hu>

    On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 17:51:16 +0100 (CET), Feher Tamas
    <etomcat@freemail.hu> wrote:
    > http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5567529.html
    >
    > GeCad RAV, GIANT and now Sybari Antivirus. Microsoft
    > swallows smaller anti-malware firms one by one. When the
    > last one is gone, MS will probably eat the larger ones, too.
    > Finally all kind of desktop and server security will be
    > owned by MS and W.H.G. III will rule.

    The hidden message behind all of these acquisitions that Microsoft
    doesn't want you to know: Microsoft is admitting their software is
    horribly insecure and their solution to the problem is to acquire
    re-active based anti-malware software to cleanup the crap that got in
    because their software has more holes than the screen in my patio
    door.

    Further, if Microsoft thinks acquisitions will solve all of their
    problems, why don't they acquire a company with programmers that have
    some clue about security and it's place in software that is plugged
    into a network.

    Who are they fooling! (Well, sadly, most people except for those
    reading this email.)

    Happy patching,

    ...D
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