Why do modern OSs support executable compression? Any "regular" sw that uses it? Couldn't we turn it off and make life harder for malware?
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@asteingruebl agreed. Even better, SW should be verifiable and not obfuscated. I wrote about this in 2009. securityfocus.com/columnists…
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@WeldPond seen what they do to javascript these days? yeesh! @asteingruebl
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@jeremiahg @asteingruebl we shouldn't be executing JavaScript that is hiding its behavior from static analysis.
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Replying to @WeldPond
@WeldPond @jeremiahg @asteingruebl What if the JS is claimed to be intellectual property?

Jun 25, 2013 · 2:52 PM UTC

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Replying to @bilcorry
@bilcorry @jeremiahg @asteingruebl Refuse to run it unless you trust the source and it can be verified it hasn't been tampered with.