, 2006-07-12
Federico Biancuzzi interviews Eyal Dotan, who has developed application-level virtualization software that protects Windows hosts from malware. They discuss the architecture, advantages of this design, performance, and how this method could be applied to servers running Windows or be ported to other OSes.
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Don't need a virus scanner? Not quite..
2006-07-13
Anonymous (4 replies)
Anonymous (4 replies)
Re: Don't need a virus scanner? Not quite..
2006-07-17
Eyal Dotan (1 replies)
Eyal Dotan (1 replies)
I see this as a "sandbox" like solution that introduces a "permanent-damage" resistant layer for your system. Its technology that should complement and NOT replace existing solutions. There's no harm in using it alongside a free AV or online on-demand AV scanners. Maybe use it like an "air-lock" in a P2P scenario?
One thing I'm curious about...Is it possible to combine a fine-grain Access Control and firewall solution like Core Force, with free versions of BufferZone?
This way, if by some chance, an attack is able to get through BufferZone, you have restricted rights to limit the damage that could be done to a system. Granted, Core Force is way too much for a typical desktop user, but its something to think about. :-)
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