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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Paul2 on March 18, 2005, 12:44:44 AM

Title: How does anti-virus software know...
Post by: Paul2 on March 18, 2005, 12:44:44 AM

How does anti-virus software know a file is a virus or infected with a virus?  How does it detect it and warn us so we can destroy it.

How was it able to tell the difference?

Title: How does anti-virus software know...
Post by: Evi on March 18, 2005, 01:02:11 PM

*magic*

Title: How does anti-virus software know...
Post by: JBean on March 18, 2005, 01:18:41 PM

*stole my answer*

Title: How does anti-virus software know...
Post by: Evi on March 18, 2005, 01:22:23 PM

*apologizes*

Title: How does anti-virus software know...
Post by: Jar O Pickles on March 18, 2005, 06:04:32 PM

"science fiction"

Title: How does anti-virus software know...
Post by: NVIDIA256 on March 19, 2005, 08:10:03 AM

Most common method is to detect Virus signatures based of a directory. The Second approuch monitors the behavior of all programs on your computer there by being able to Identify any suspicious behavior.