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by choeger 693 days ago
Or, and that maybe a radical idea, YOU DON'T INSTALL THIS FUCKING SNAKE OIL IN THE FIRST PLACE.

The idea of antivirus software is laughable when Adobe cannot implement a safe and secure PDF parser then how can Crowdstrike while simultaneously supporting the parsing of a million other protocols?

Everyone involved: Vendor, operator, and auditors who mandate this shit are responsible and should be punished.

YOU HAVE TO MINIMIZE THE ATTACK SURFACE, NOT INCREASE IT.