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    What the CIA thinks of your anti-virus program

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Token CDN, Mar 8, 2017.

  1. Token CDN

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    Token CDN, Mar 8, 2017
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    Wonder what they had to say about Webroot.
     
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    Put this way if they want your info and access you can guess D((&(& sure they will find a way. No amount of blocks will work unless you disconnect from the internet and have no wifi that will make it harder for them.
     
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    " What you need to know about Wikileaks' CIA dump."
     
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    It's hardly earth-shattering news that Wikileaks releases. The CIA? Hacking? Whodathunk it
     
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    That was for an older version of Comodo, version 6.

    Comodo version 10 came out 1/2017.

    Here is the installer downloader for all OS's, it says Windows 10 on the URL page, but it downloads and install's on other versions of Windows using the same URL with a different OS specific installer download:
    https://antivirus.comodo.com/download/win-10-thank-you.php?prod=win-10&track=7735
     
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    That's true. Actually all the holes they mentioned have long been filled (or so the AV companies claim), and probably all the tools that were leaked are obsolete by now. I just find it kinda funny to see what the Govt spooks are doing with their time (also amuses me to see Wikileaks trying to act like they're doing some good - but that's for another time ;))
     
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    Yeah, the tools / software are only meant to be examples - placeholders to indicate current tools - there's no way they'd release active stuff, it would be wholly irresponsible.
     
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