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"Targeted Hacking Forces a New Reality on Antivirus Companies" February 15, 2013 12:50 pm TB

Article here.

A recent study by Imperva, a California data security startup, found that antivirus products from top vendors detected less than 5 percent of more than 80 new viruses tested.

…Rather than using a blacklist to block known threats—the conventional method employed by antivirus software—FireEye works by assuming everything is suspect and testing programs in a safe “sandbox” before allowing them to run on a machine.

  • I wonder if it it affordable for home users? by FrankC 2013-02-15 17:53:20

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