Vesselin Bontchev

computer anti-virus researcher

[Vesselin Bontchev @bontchev]

@jaykirell Perhaps invading other countries isn't his idea of fighting for freedom? Just saying. Some people are weird like that, you know.

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@IrisKalmia @SwiftOnSecurity @homphs Indeed. The stuff with the apt chemical formula FOOF is so much more exciting. https://t.co/NLNfr8Sfe8

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@SwiftOnSecurity That's generally not true. At least some AV apps identify the malicious Java classes in the affected apps by contents.

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@SwiftOnSecurity That's not true. An AV app can protect you from installing malicious apps. Some include other security features too.

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@SwiftOnSecurity That's not true. Android worms exist; they replicate by sending SMS with link to install the worm from a server.

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@NSAGov Why does http://t.co/ivdD252h9e produce a bizarre error instead of redirecting to https://t.co/KzBB4mcwcN?

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@SwiftOnSecurity This isn't "causing false positives" because the secret file is not something normally found on people's computers.

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@SwiftOnSecurity If the competing product suddenly starts detecting your secret file, it's a dead giveaway.

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@SwiftOnSecurity The purpose is to detect that a competitor has reverse-egineered and stolen your database of malware detection entries.

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@SwiftOnSecurity Many AV products contain "fake" detection entries (that will detect a file known to their creators that is not malware).

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@SwiftOnSecurity The story is complete bullshit. It is probably based on a real fact that has completely different meaning.

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@SwiftOnSecurity You seriously have never heard of Bruce Schneier before?!

[Vesselin Bontchev @bontchev]

@SwiftOnSecurity @NoDetails22 Bitlocker is not available in Win7 Pro. It is available only in Win7 Ultimate. And I wouldn't trust it anyway.