9-3 Flashcards
virus scanners employ new methods of detecting viruses such as scanning files and then monitoring them for __________ such files.
attempts to modify
some virus scanners examine the email on an email server before________
downloading it
this form of scanning uses rules to determine whether a file or program is behaving like a virus and is one of the best ways o find an unknown virus
heuristic scanning
modern websites frequently embed active code, such as java applets and ActiveX, but these can be vehicles for malicious code. these should be scanned before downloading.
active code scanning
commercial antivirus software considerations . top 4
budget
vulnerability
skill
technical
benefits of McAfee is
affordability
different versions for different levels
ease of use
technically a very good scanner
norton offers a ___ free trial
15
free for non commercial user, donloaded from the vendors website. it has pro versions for UNIX and linix and versions for servers. uses multiple languages. it has multi language multiOS support. when it finds a virus it sounds an alarm with a voice that states warning
Avast Antivirus
this has a free and commercial version. full featured antivirus.
AVG
this antivirus software has features not directily related to antivirus such as encrypted password vault
keperskey
has commercial and free versions. The commercial version also has anti-spyware. like Norton and McAfee you can get a personal firewall bundle with the antivirus
Panda
this product is well regarded and rather simple to use
malwarebytes
ways to secure system agains virus attack
block all active code
restrict user accounts
segregate subnetworks
what to do if the system is infected
stop spreading the virus
remove the virus
find out how it got infected
if the infection is on a segment of a wan then _________ from that WAN
disconnect
