Hi Thomas, On Thursday, September 12, 2002 14:40 your local time, (13:25 my local time), you [TF] wrote:
TF> NAV uses an algorithm that tries to find as yet unknown malware. TF> Other AV-software will check in their database whether any known TF> malware is found in the file being scanned. This is not entirely true. Other packages use this method (called Heuristic analysis) as well. In NAV's case this is called Bloodhound. ,----- [ From the AVG help file ] ----- | Heuristic analysis is neither a marketing buzzword nor a kind of black | magic. It is a serious, scientific approach to analyze the executable | code and look for certain activities that are associated with computer | viruses. How heuristic analysis works: `----- [ Snip ] ----- TF> On the one hand, NAV declares that this is highly-advanced and TF> makes your PC safer than ever, because you have protection from a TF> new virus even before it has been identified and an antidot TF> written. However, it also means that NAV catches perfectly good TF> software by mistake, and that is no good at all. Again from the AVG help file: ,----- [ Begin Quote ] ----- | In real life there are advantages and disadvantages to everything. | Heuristic analysis is no exception to this rule. The main disadvantage | is the possibility of a false alarm. This case is somewhat rare, but | possible. In our opinion, this problem is small compared to the | benefits of heuristic analysis. `----- [ End Quote ] ----- Besides, you always have an option to turn Heuristic/Bloodhound off. TF> I am using PC-Cillin. It works good, the interface is easy, it TF> good a 100% score on hackfix; the only thing I am waiting for is TF> the TB plug-in. How much does it cost? What about footprint? -- Be Well, Sudip Pokhrel Sudip Kathmandu-NP. ___________________ PGP Key ID: 0xD93F5185 TB! v1.61 on XP Pro| http://pgpkeys.mit.edu P4-1.6Ghz 256MB RAM| ___________________________________________________________________ Money talks...but all mine keeps saying is "goodbye" /"\ \ / ASCII Ribbon Campaign - Against HTML Mail X / \ ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.61 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
