Antivirus biz's founder unmasked as noted Chinese hacker

Antivirus startup Anvisoft was founded by an infamous Chinese hacker who allegedly cut his teeth exploiting Microsoft Office security holes to hack US defence contractors, it has emerged. Investigative journalist Brian Krebs uncovered evidence - largely based on historic domain records for Anvisoft and reports compiled by …

[Anonymous Coward]

Could be worse ...

A bank robber creating a bank

[Ilgaz]

Re: Could be worse ...

For bank security design,a bank robber as a consultant who is really paid well makes sense.

[James Wright]

Fessed up straight away

Some mitigation there I suppose.

[Robert Carnegie]

Antimalware needs to understand malware.

So who better than a malware writer?

I'll think carefully before installing their stuff, though.

[Arachnoid]

Lets see we have [ex] thief's advising on home security yet we are all up in arms over an [ex] hacker producing a security product..........hmmm

[Stoneshop]

Burglar advice on home security

That's not uncommon. And it's usually in the form of having the burglar pinpointing weak spots (and how exactly those spots are weak), which are then mitigated by the manufacturer(s) of the actual stuff.

[Ilgaz]

Re: Burglar advice on home security

I saw some interviews with anonymous burglars and I save a lot of electricity. How? Guy rightfully says thieves aren't stupid and homes with lights on at 4am for security (!) take extra attention.

Those "look, we have alarm" knight rider type blinking alarms makes sure you own expensive stuff enough to purchase alarm and brand& model can be understood from colour tone& speed. An ideal alarm is never known to exist until cops arrive. Aka silent alarm.

[pixl97]

McAfee's not too bad...

Unless your a computer or his neighbor.

[b166er]

Is it open source?

[Robert Grant]

Some joke about Norton being slow?

Errr...they have similar skills, including popping up stuff annoyingly and making my PC run like treacle?

Something like that?

[Nifty]

not all other AV company bosses are free from controversy either....

Russia's Top Cyber Sleuth Foils US Spies, Helps Kremlin Pals - Wired

www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/ff_kaspersky/all/

( Kaspersky did mount a robust response... but makes you think.. )

[Arachnoid]

and we have an ex KGB officer as leader of one of the top nuclear nations.......

[Anonymous Coward]

And the US had an ex CIA head as president. So what's your point?

[Arachnoid]

Yea but we`re the good guys [roll eyes]

[Boris S.]

Gee, what a surprise... or not

I would imagine that there are numerous A/V experts who are white hats by day and black hats by night - often for profit. You'd be naive to not expect this. That is why you always need to have other people watching staff to weed out the bad apples, especially those who are involved in criminal activities.

[John Brown (no body)]

In other news...

...leading investigative reporter, Brian Krebs is identified as having previously been an arch villain, has a penchant for extinct volcanoes and a catchphrase of "we will met again....meester Bond!"

[Ilgaz]

Not happy with Chinese? Cough some money

Clam engine can get some brains&$$$ to be ported to Android. Support it instead of using media channels because on Android, free wins and nobody gives a shit as long as it does the job.

Check number one launcher on play store.

[David Strum]

Bawoni Oremi Antivirus

I think Kaspersky is inherently a dodgy company name: I just don’t like the Russian hue to it. Its like calling a security product, Nigerian Internet Security suite. . . don’t like it. Bawoni Oremi Antivirus – ha!

[Nifty]

It doesn't stop...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/02/john_mcafee_captured_report/