> >7. Solutions > >------------ > > >With McAfee, just go into the exclusions tab and delete the \RECYCLED > >entry. You do that at your own risk of course, as I have no idea why it > >was excluded in the first place. As for NAV, I don't really have a good > >solution that doesn't involve doing creative things with a hex editor or > >installing software, which is to say that I don't have a good solution. > > This series of messages also highlight the need for us to remind people > what it means to be using an antivirus product in its default mode. > > Each company has chosen a specific set of parameters under which it > believes the average user would be best served. It is a compromise of > security, functionality, and speed. > > With regard to McAfee VirusScan, it is correctly noted that we believe the > average user would be best served if we do not "waste time" scanning the > RECYCLED directory. And if a security minded person wishes, he is able to > easily make the changes he needs to fit his security model. > > Of note here also is, a file does not generally just "appear" in the > RECYCLED directory. It usually existed somewhere else first. The > antivirus scanner would have caught it there, or would catch it when it is > moved back out of that directory. > > We feel that the current settings are appropriate for the normal user. > And that people who are more sensitive to this arena are afforded a > sufficiently easy method to customize to their whim. > > Jimmy Kuo > Director, AV Reseach, NAI Fellow > McAfee division of Network Associates
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