Anti-malware that doesn’t need constant updating
I have been preaching (for example, in the sidebar and also here) about how the present system of reactive anti-malware isn’t the right solution and that proactive methods are needed. Instead of relying on a database that needs constant updating to recognize malware, monitor what a program does irrespective of what the program is. Naturally the Symantecs of the world are not eager for a change of methods since they have a big investment in the current way of doing things. However, there are companies that are developing the proactive approach and Neil Rubenking reviews some programs at PC Magazine. He says:
It would be great to have a program smart enough to just look at a program and determine that it’s designed to do something nasty. And hey, it’d be even better if the protective utility could uninstall the malicious software, along with all of its clutter of support files. This is surely the Holy Grail for non-signature anti-malware, and Sana Security’s Primary Response SafeConnect comes very close. A beta version tested out better than many signature-based products last year. I’ll definitely put the final release to the test.
There are, of course, still more approaches to keeping malware off your system without having to know its signature in advance. These are just a sampling. I’ll be reviewing more of them going forward. Who knows; the end of signature-based protection may be in sight.
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