* On 01/02/06 07:52 -0600, John Jolet wrote: > > On Feb 1, 2006, at 4:32 AM, Randal, Phil wrote: > > >Jason Haar wrote: > > > >>I've been watching CME (Common Malware Enumerator) starting > >>to take off over the past few weeks, and I've noticed CME > >>entries and their corresponding names used by antivirus vendors. > >> > >>...and ClamAV ain't in there from what I've seen... > >> > >>Is there no interest in supporting this, or am I just blind? > >>(the latter is quite possible ;-) > >> > >>See http://cme.mitre.org/ > > > >>From the CME FAQ: > > > >"A8. How can my organization and I participate? > > > >An integral component of the CME initiative is broad community > >participation. > >We strongly encourage users of anti-virus products to ask their > >preferred > >vendors to adopt CME identifiers. For anti-virus product vendors, > >supporting > >and participating in the CME initiative is a bold first step in > >announcing > >to your users that you want to help alleviate their confusion and > >further > >protect their systems and networks. Adopting the use of CME > >identifiers > >is > >a significant first step in establishing a consistent approach by > >anti-virus > >entities that will benefit users and the entire information security > >community. > > > > I fail to see how everyone using the same names protects my users any > more than they already are by my using the best antivirus server-side > solution out there. Who cares what you call the virus, when norton > only releases new signatures on wednesdays.....
I don't care as well! Afterall, I can smell a rat on this CME issue, only the smell is still quite not identifiable! Some people want to control the Virus business ;) -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ Hire the morally handicapped. _______________________________________________ http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
