Re: Phishing (Was Re: WashingtonPost computer security stories)

[Petri Helenius <pete () he iki fi>]

Edward B. Dreger wrote:

> Ughh.  Some "security" products cause more trouble than they
> solve.  Norton Internet Security is obnoxious enough to "filter
> ads" by nuking graphics based on pixel dimensions.  (After having
> to alter some sites to get around this, we have a much harder
> time recommending Symantec products...)
>  
Filtering images based on size is comparable to filtering specific TCP 
or UDP ports. Both are based on arbitary numbers which have use which 
suffers from the blocking.

Pete