Antivirus protection software detects and blocks malware that can infiltrate a enterprise’s digital systems in order to steal, abuse or destroy data. It is able to protect a variety of devices, including laptops, desktops and mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones as well as connected home gadgets like printers and smart TVs.
Modern antivirus software typically employs multiple detection techniques to prevent the spread of a single infection. One common method is a signature-based detection. This involves maintaining a database of distinct code fragments, also known as malware signatures and analyzing files for matches. If attackers alter existing malicious code enough to avoid recognition by these signatures, it is considered polymorphic and requires advanced detection techniques.
A more advanced method is heuristic-based detection. It attempts to detect malware by recognizing patterns specific to malicious software. For example, modifying and deleting large amounts of data, altering settings for other software, or remote connections to computers. Heuristic-based detection may cause security alert fatigue, and must be carefully tuned to be sure that false positives are not missed.
Search for a security program that is able to handle polymorphic malware and ransomware. It is also required to deal with memory attacks, memory attacks and other advanced threats. It should also be easy to install on a wide range of devices, such as Macs and PCs, and run on different operating systems. It shouldn’t use too many system resources as this can cause the device to slow down or crash.
