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McAfee Artemis Claims Protection Online, On-the-Fly

Posted by kdawson on from the like-a-signature-database-in-the-cloud dept.

Seems like McAfee has created a new Internet-based service to provide active protection on the fly when a PC gets hit by malicious computer code. "[Artemis] is a lot faster than traditional methodologies and it closes the gap between when a piece of malware is written, discovered, analyzed and protected against ... Artemis is available at no charge as part of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise or McAfee Total Protection Service for small and medium-sized businesses. Artemis is also available for McAfee's consumer products, where the functionality is called Active Protection."

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  1. And I bet... by Perseid · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...it'll only take 128MB of RAM and 30% of your processor!*

    * Requirements in Vista may be higher

    1. Re:And I bet... by martinw89 · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...it'll only take 128MB of RAM and 30% of your processor!* **

      * Requirements in Vista may be higher

      **Home users and other non-enterprise users may need to sacrifice a goat for acceptable performance. Please send Proof of Sacrifice to:
              3965 Freedom Circle
              Santa Clara, CA 95054
              USA
      In the event that you cannot supply a Proof of Sacrifice: Please wait for Earth to acquire a second moon and we may let your browser connect to websites, in which case you can find more about our alternative methods.

    2. Re:And I bet... by SurturZ · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...it'll only take 128MB of RAM and 30% of your processor!*

      * Requirements in Vista may be higher

      ...and as a service to our customers, you will be automatically upgraded to the professional version which takes doubles the RAM and processor requirements for only a 50% increase in your monthly fee. You don't need to do anything*!

      * Customers may opt out of this offer by finding checking the disabled checkbox that says "opt out" on the hidden page on our website. WARNING: If you somehow manage to opt out, we'll take it personally.

      (I'm just waiting for the day my account gets automatically upgraded to the point where it starts automatically buying shares in McAfee)

  2. Re:This is why you read the fine print... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, this is why *you* read TFA and summarize it for us. Real slashdotters can't be bothered, you insensitive clod!

  3. Re:Flawed methodology by Urkki · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good security isn't something you "band aid", it's something you design from the beginning.

    Yes, but that still doesn't work. You'd have to remove the human element. Enough nuking from orbit should remove both the virus creator and the hapless user, so as long as you protect the actual computer from the EMPs during the bombardment that's probably the safest way to go.