Subj : Re: Netfoss
To   : Mike Ehlert
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Mon May 09 2016 08:15 pm

-=> Mike Ehlert wrote to MATT MUNSON <=-

 ME> I was unaware that Windows Defender uses Heuristic Analysis as
 ME> well. This basicly means that it will generate false positives
 ME> when programs appear suspisious such as a telnet server that allows
 ME> incoming tcp connections. Many also consider very small files such
 ME> as software written in assembler to be suspicious, just because
 ME> it's the prefered language of hackers and virus writers wanting
 ME> a small payload.

I'd dial the heuristics waaayyyy down.  A lot of the Windows AV stuff is
overly sensitive these days.  I had a report that one of my DOS doors caused
a false positive and I'm still wondering why.

BTW, nice to see you in here.  Lurking in the shadows? :)

--Sean
 
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