Heuristics Analysis: Detecting Unknown Viruses
Published by ESET on Sep 19, 2007 “It ain’t what you don’t know that kills you, it’s what you know that just ain’t so.” Some of the most persistent myths in computing relate to virus and anti-virus (AV) technology. The widely-held belief that AV software can only detect specific, known viruses has been around since the early days of AV research. It wasn’t altogether true then; some of the first AV programs weren’t intended to detect specific viruses, but rather to detect or block virus-like behavior, or suspicious changes in files. And, it’s definitely not true now. This white paper explains the unique technology of heuristics and how it provides proactive protection against malware. |