Security solutions must be able to perform two big functions: prevention and, if necessary, remediation. Kaspersky Lab\u2019s latest patent is a technology that makes both more effective.<\/p>\n
The most common approach to prevention is to track what\u2019s going on in your computer and neutralize harmful objects. If the security program spots a Trojan, a phishing or spam e-mail, or a malicious website, it does its best to protect the user.<\/p>\n
When prevention fails, the security solution has to deal with an infected computer. Cleaning an infected system is not simply a matter of deleting a bad file. To clean an infected PC, the antivirus has to remove the malicious code and<\/em> restore the normal functions of the compromised PC. It isn\u2019t enough to remove the illness; you have to restore health \u2014 and that is a complicated prospect.<\/p>\n That\u2019s exactly why independent security benchmark tests show that although many antivirus vendors perform relatively well at prevention, the field of excellence narrows quite a bit when it comes to disinfecting an already compromised system.<\/p>\n\n Lists of virus signatures and other traditional methods of detection have an important place in security solutions. However, heuristic methods also play a vital role. Heuristics, or using experience to learn and grow, enables antivirus software to watch not only for harmful objects, but also for suspicious activity.<\/p>\n Suspicious activity detection is at the core of a technology developed and recently patented by Kaspersky Lab\u2019s Mikhail Pavlyuschik, Alexey Monastyrsky, and Denis Nazarov. This technology can map interactions between a program and other OS components and software. In this case, interactions<\/em> means one program working with memory used by other processes.<\/p>\n Kaspersky Lab solutions awarded highest @AVTestOrg<\/a> awards \u2013 https:\/\/t.co\/NE6YDclffS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/onXUVGrdO2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) February 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nBetter detection\u2026<\/h3>\n
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