Anti-virus companies have the problem that the attacks involve a file format that was not used for previous attacks. The researchers had to dig through the file format, and detection routines had to be carefully tested in order to avoid false positives. |
Antivirus companies have the problem that the attacks involve a file format that was not used for previous attacks. The researchers had to dig through the file format, and detection routines had to be carefully tested in order to avoid false positives. |
As the vulnerability is already known, Microsoft should make this patch available now. |
AVG, on the other hand, is mainly used on PCs. The company has to avoid false positives. I know that the AVG team is working day and night on a solution. |