[drzaiusapelord]

Who is "they?" Tavis Ormandy is a respected security researcher who often makes the news. Hell, not too long ago he found exploits in Sophos and Symantec products. He likes to target AV. Sophos, a UK product, was embarrassed internationally by the exploits he found. He is not playing any favors here. We need more people like him. AV has gotten a free pass for far too long.

If you're attacking Ormandy's character, I'd appreciate some proof over the usual conspirtard stuff that often gets upvoted uncritically on sites like reddit and HN. As far as I can tell, he is certainly one of the good guys and we are lucky to have him in such a high profile position at Google.

>Kaspersky released information about state-sponsored malware.

Kaspersky acutally is the dirtiest of the bunch with ties to Russian KGB/FSB. I suggest you rethink who your heroes are.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-19/cybersecur...

http://www.wired.com/2012/07/ff_kaspersky/

[strictnein]

Kaspersky is smart. He enjoys breathing and wants to avoid radioactive tea.

[btilly]

I'm guessing most people will miss the reference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvine... so I'll just add a link.

[drzaiusapelord]

This is my concern with any software from an obviously corrupt and autocratic state that attacks its citizens with impunity. How can I trust anyone there when they certainly, and rightfully, value their lives over my rights? No Russian is going to say no to the FSB torture machine. No one is going to become any sort of whistleblower. I would see any Russian software as being dangerous to run at this point and things only getting worse considering Putin's brazen anti-West attitude.

Maybe Kaspersky was safe to run once, but that's just not true anymore.

[oblio]

Plus, if I'm not confusing him, Tavis used to make some kick ass FVWM configurations. The kind of window manager stuff that you see in SF movie computers.

A really cool dude.