Comments for Panda Research Blog http://research.pandasecurity.com Leading the way in proactive malware detection Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:21:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Q2 2011 Test Results of Security Suites by Pedro Bustamante http://research.pandasecurity.com/q2-2011-test-results-of-security-suites/comment-page-1/#comment-6629 Pedro Bustamante Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:21:04 +0000 http://research.pandasecurity.com/?p=479#comment-6629 <a href="#comment-6628" rel="nofollow">@ww </a> Yes you are correct. The initial report we got from AV-Tets.org shows F-Secure at 15, but later we received the correct one showing 15.5. Just haven't gotten around to re-creating the table, but will do so asap. @ww Yes you are correct. The initial report we got from AV-Tets.org shows F-Secure at 15, but later we received the correct one showing 15.5. Just haven’t gotten around to re-creating the table, but will do so asap.

]]> Comment on Q2 2011 Test Results of Security Suites by ww http://research.pandasecurity.com/q2-2011-test-results-of-security-suites/comment-page-1/#comment-6628 ww Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:11:44 +0000 http://research.pandasecurity.com/?p=479#comment-6628 Please check whatever you used to calc the results: F-Secure scored 15.5, as well! http://www.av-test.org/certifications?lang=en Please check whatever you used to calc the results: F-Secure scored 15.5, as well!
http://www.av-test.org/certifications?lang=en

]]> Comment on Q2 2011 Test Results of Security Suites by myxa http://research.pandasecurity.com/q2-2011-test-results-of-security-suites/comment-page-1/#comment-6627 myxa Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:13:29 +0000 http://research.pandasecurity.com/?p=479#comment-6627 Постоянно глючит антивирус..Обращался в тех.под. Несут мороз в ответ! Помощи ни какой в решении проблемы не оказывают!!!! Позор Panda! Постоянно глючит антивирус..Обращался в тех.под. Несут мороз в ответ! Помощи ни какой в решении проблемы не оказывают!!!! Позор Panda!

]]> Comment on Q2 2011 Test Results of Security Suites by Adrastos http://research.pandasecurity.com/q2-2011-test-results-of-security-suites/comment-page-1/#comment-6626 Adrastos Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:04:28 +0000 http://research.pandasecurity.com/?p=479#comment-6626 Good work Panda Good work Panda

]]> Comment on Q2 2011 Test Results of Security Suites by Robert Stelli http://research.pandasecurity.com/q2-2011-test-results-of-security-suites/comment-page-1/#comment-6624 Robert Stelli Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:39:58 +0000 http://research.pandasecurity.com/?p=479#comment-6624 congrats on the AV test certification congrats on the AV test certification

]]> Comment on Microsoft’s 6-year long open door to malware by Jim Anderson http://research.pandasecurity.com/microsofts-6-year-long-open-door-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-6591 Jim Anderson Fri, 27 May 2011 20:54:21 +0000 http://research.pandasecurity.com/?p=443#comment-6591 I don't know about your recommendation to use the MS patch and then add "something like USB Vaccine to provide an additional layer of protection"! I have just installed UBS Vacinne on my Win& desktop and used it to "vaccinate" several of my USB drives. Bad idea. Clearly not supported. Evidently not appropriate to use on a Win7 system. Among what are perhaps good features, it does the bad thing of erasing the device name, and preventing it from being reset. I suggest USB Vaccine either by removed from the market or dragged kicking and screaming up from version 1.0.4.0 of sometime back in 2009! Cheers. I don’t know about your recommendation to use the MS patch and then add “something like USB Vaccine to provide an additional layer of protection”! I have just installed UBS Vacinne on my Win& desktop and used it to “vaccinate” several of my USB drives. Bad idea. Clearly not supported. Evidently not appropriate to use on a Win7 system. Among what are perhaps good features, it does the bad thing of erasing the device name, and preventing it from being reset. I suggest USB Vaccine either by removed from the market or dragged kicking and screaming up from version 1.0.4.0 of sometime back in 2009! Cheers.

]]> Comment on Microsoft’s 6-year long open door to malware by Pedro Bustamante http://research.pandasecurity.com/microsofts-6-year-long-open-door-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-6429 Pedro Bustamante Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:33:31 +0000 http://research.pandasecurity.com/?p=443#comment-6429 <a href="#comment-6427" rel="nofollow">@Skello </a> you're right in that KB971029 was shown as optional but on February 22, 2011 MSFT changed the deployment logic and now its installed as High Priority under XP by default. Check http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/967940.mspx under the latest change: "Change to the deployment logic for updates described in this advisory. This change in deployment logic is intended to minimize the user interaction required to install the updates on systems configured for automatic updating. With the change, typically no user action will be required to install the updates because automatic updating detects the configuration of the target system, downloads the updates, and installs the updates automatically or on a schedule specified by the user. " @Skello you’re right in that KB971029 was shown as optional but on February 22, 2011 MSFT changed the deployment logic and now its installed as High Priority under XP by default. Check http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/967940.mspx under the latest change:

“Change to the deployment logic for updates described in this advisory. This change in deployment logic is intended to minimize the user interaction required to install the updates on systems configured for automatic updating. With the change, typically no user action will be required to install the updates because automatic updating detects the configuration of the target system, downloads the updates, and installs the updates automatically or on a schedule specified by the user. “

]]> Comment on Microsoft’s 6-year long open door to malware by Ringman http://research.pandasecurity.com/microsofts-6-year-long-open-door-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-6428 Ringman Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:53:24 +0000 http://research.pandasecurity.com/?p=443#comment-6428 I've discover a in 2005 too. It's Trj/Flashy.A in my university computer room. And it infect most of student's home computer because this trojan is new in that time. I’ve discover a in 2005 too. It’s Trj/Flashy.A in my university computer room.
And it infect most of student’s home computer because this trojan is new in that time.

]]> Comment on Microsoft’s 6-year long open door to malware by Skello http://research.pandasecurity.com/microsofts-6-year-long-open-door-to-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-6427 Skello Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:27:29 +0000 http://research.pandasecurity.com/?p=443#comment-6427 I think you are rushing a bit with this, as Microsoft is misleading in their advisory. They say: "The update to Autorun described in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 971029 is now available via automatic updating." However, KB971029 is served as an optional update. In addition to XP, it also applies to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, where the Automatic Update feature can also deliver optional updates. However, their statement is only half-true because that's not the case on XP, where probably this update is most important anyway. On XP only High Priority (Critical) updates are served through Automatic Update. To receive optional updates one needs to go to the Windows Update or Microsoft Update websites and manually select them. There's nothing automatic about it. I'm willing to bet that most vulnerable users won't do that. I think you are rushing a bit with this, as Microsoft is misleading in their advisory. They say: “The update to Autorun described in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 971029 is now available via automatic updating.”

However, KB971029 is served as an optional update. In addition to XP, it also applies to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, where the Automatic Update feature can also deliver optional updates.

However, their statement is only half-true because that’s not the case on XP, where probably this update is most important anyway.

On XP only High Priority (Critical) updates are served through Automatic Update. To receive optional updates one needs to go to the Windows Update or Microsoft Update websites and manually select them. There’s nothing automatic about it.

I’m willing to bet that most vulnerable users won’t do that.

]]> Comment on Panda Antivirus Command Line Scanner 9.5.1.2 by Ian http://research.pandasecurity.com/panda-antivirus-command-line-scanner-9-5-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-6409 Ian Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:05:07 +0000 http://research.pandasecurity.com/?p=437#comment-6409 Is there a change log anywhere? :) Is there a change log anywhere? :)

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