Antivirus
Anti-virus software consists of computer programs that attempt to identify, thwart and eliminate
computer viruses and other malicious software (malware).
Anti-virus software typically uses two different techniques to accomplish this:
Examining (scanning) files to look for known viruses matching definitions in a virus dictionary.
Identifying suspicious behavior from any computer program which might indicate infection.
Such analysis may include data captures, port monitoring and other methods.
Most commercial anti-virus software uses both of these approaches, with an emphasis on the
virus dictionary approach.
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| "I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image." |
| Stephen Hawking (1942 - ) |
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