Welcome to Spyware Removal News

How Does AV Software Deal With Software Exploits?


security1 Think of software vulnerabilities as a doughnut. The delicious sugary goodness of software (operating system, Internet browser, media player, what have you) is compromised by a hole. Things can go through that hole, but the shape of the hole doesn’t really say anything about what will happen once something is on the other side of that hole.

Antivirus software can’t detect the doughnut hole itself, as it is designed to look for Somethings, rather than Holes-in-Something. Hole-seeking is the job of vulnerability-assessment tools. Sometimes AV software can proactively detect files attempting to go through holes if the vulnerability requires these files to be malformed in a way that makes them distinctive from other files of their kind. For instance, in order to exploit a vulnerability in a media player, it may require the media file to have certain distinctive data in an area where we don’t generally see such data. Computer Security Research - McAfee Avert Labs Blog





20% off PC Tools Spyware Doctor
20% off PC Tools Spyware Doctor Offer Expires 06/30/08

Coupon Code: pctools20
Please Visit our Home Page

Home

More Spyware Removal News