From: mike 

On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 09:21:34 -0400, Mike N.  wrote:

>On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:59:57 -0400, mike  wrote:
>
>>>Anti-Virus cannot
>>>inspect DRM processes, so they are expected to look the other
way when DRM
>>>processes come along.
>>
>>Did't Symantec, et al, want to have this ability, and Microsoft told
>>them to take a hike?
>
>   The earlier dustup between Microsoft and the AV industry was over
>PatchGuard technology - a feature in which no one but Microsoft could add
>extensions to Vista's X64 kernel.    In the end, that strategy may have
>been as effective as the Maginot line.
>http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/will-patchguard-be-vistas-maginot-line
.html


btw, the link (and its links) are well worth a careful reading.



I knew Agnitum was on the right track with their Outpost firewall, I just
wish the thing weren't so friggin' bloated.  When Outpost first started, I
remember the Agnitum folks saying they were using MS Office as a model to
allow for plug-ins and flexibility.  That's probably where all the bloat
originated...

 /m

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