The most common test for an antivirus utility involves showing it thousands or millions of samples and checking how many it recognizes. More advanced tests observe the product in action as it cleans up malware infestations and prevents attacks. Vulnerability researcher Tavis Ormandy feels this just isn't the right way to evaluate a product.
In a talk at the Black Hat conference Ormandy, better known as a Google infosec engineer, reported on a completely different approach. Ormandy contends that antivirus vendors should be completely open about the way their products work, rather than hiding behind market-speak and techno-babble.
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