[tor-talk] Fwd: Re: leak through Antivirus Webscanner possible?

Koh Choon Lin 2choonlin at gmail.com
Tue Jan 31 01:17:41 UTC 2012


Hi

>>
>> If enough people tell the 'cloud' that the tor-related executables are
>> safe, it crosses some threshold and all 'cloud subscribers' no longer
>> get the warnings. However, every time there is a new tor release, the
>> cycle of approval starts anew.
>>
>
> In theory, would Microsoft's code signing program help here? Cost aside,
> would that benefit users?
>

OT: Personally if I am in a dangerous country, I will not run tor on
top of a closed source OS. The risks are far too great.



-- 
Regards
Koh Choon Lin


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