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Former Member
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Here is an interesting article in The Register about Sophos giving sysadmins the ability to selectively block distributed computer programs: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/02/sophos_blocks_dist_computing/
Now that that is a 'feature', I expect that it will rapidly spread to Sophos' competitors. Just one more reason to try to keep the network administrators on our side. |
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Cluley said unauthorised applications can affect network performance. "The technology may be perfectly legitimate in the home, but businesses want more control over what runs in their corporate environment. IT staff simply don't want their PCs being used in the hunt for small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri, and other distributed computing activities," he added. What a bunch of bull____. WCG (or other agents) crunch 95% of the time with zero network activity. When there is network activity, it lasts for all of about 1 minute (does anyone know the approx d/l size stats for our various projects?) The mocking tone of "small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri" really ticks me off (I don't crunch anymore at SETI@Home but I do have some respect for the project - they're looking for intelligent life not alien guinea pigs). The article also makes no mention of life science DC projects and implies that DC projects are for a bunch of whackos hunting for tribbles!  [Edit 1 times, last edit by Former Member at Nov 2, 2006 6:05:30 PM] |
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Sekerob
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The Register is not highly respected in the field of IT news spreading...... (sorry Lawrence, but they're not my favs). Notwithstanding, not sure how it gets on company machines in the first place with a proper group policy in place / no user admin right, it should not even be possible to install.
----------------------------------------hmmm and then of course there is the software auditing.... someone mentioned SOX 404 gaps in IT controls ;>)
WCG
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The Register usually aims for fairly light-weight, bantering tech news. However, that particular quote came from a Sophos consultant, and does seem to indicate exactly how much respect they have for what we do.
I'm unhappy about this for a few reasons. We already have trouble with poorly written antivirus software (like the headache under discussion) conflicting with grid software. It is tempting to conclude that Sophos are taking the easy way out, and when people complain that their grid software doesn't work, they will claim it's a "feature". However, whether this is true or not, it will give us yet another thing to troubleshoot. My hope is that by admitting the existence of grid software, they will not be in a position to disclaim any involvement should a conflict arise. To date, antivirus manufacturers have been worse than useless at addressing these issues. Let's put the blame firmly where it lies. Antivirus software should never interfere with the normal operation of a computer. |
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Sekerob
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Was reading yesterday that CA Antispyware 2007 identifies the UD agent as spam and we know how well that agent is kept technically up to snuff...of course CA claims not to be at fault
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The Register usually aims for fairly light-weight, bantering tech news. However, that particular quote came from a Sophos consultant, and does seem to indicate exactly how much respect they have for what we do. Graham Cluley (from Sophos): http://www.grahamcluley.com/about.html gcluley@gmail.com  [Edit 2 times, last edit by Former Member at Nov 3, 2006 2:34:32 PM] |
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