“It ain’t what you don’t know that kills you, it’s what you know that just ain’t so.” Some of the most persistent myths in computing relate to virus and anti-virus (AV) technology. The widely-held belief that AV software can only detect specific, known viruses has been around since the early days of AV research.

It wasn’t altogether true then; some of the first AV programs weren’t intended to detect specific viruses, but rather to detect or block virus-like behavior, or suspicious changes in files. And, it’s definitely not true now.

This white paper explains the unique technology of heuristics and how it provides proactive protection against malware.