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| Symantec granted Anti-Virus patent |
| Thursday, March 03, 2005 at 21:49 by Rich Kavanagh |
Symantec Corp. announced yesterday that it has been granted a new patent for anti-virus technology by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Symantec has been granted U.S. patent number 6,851,057 for a system that enables the detection of complex viruses, worms, and spyware. The technology, "data driven detection of viruses", is employed throughout Symantec's portfolio of information security solutions at desktop, server, and gateway levels for both consumers and businesses.
By establishing a mechanism that enables researchers to write simple detection scripts to allow for complex scanning and emulation of executable files, complex threats such as self-mutating viruses, worms, and spyware can be detected. Furthermore, researchers are able to aim an anti-virus scanner at specific regions of each file for inspection, rather that having to scan larger regions of files and slowing down the operation of a computer.
Carey Nachenberg at Symantec said,
"Over the years, viruses, worms and spyware have evolved considerably, making detection by traditional anti-virus software increasingly difficult and time-consuming. This invention fundamentally reduces the complexity of detecting malicious software and shortens the response time needed to address new threats without the need for new product updates or patches."
Symantec currently owns 121 patents in a variety of areas including anti-virus, intrusion detection/prevention, firewall, anti-spam and anti-spyware.
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| when will i be able to use this tech |
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| Symantec sucks, AVG Rules :) |
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| AVG 7 is free, why pay for this? |
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| Doesnt it matter that the products they so poorly package dont work? I mean come on, in the real world these types of patents would actually work 100% of the time. I can prove these dont at all in the wild. I bet prior work exists to blow this out anyway... |
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| this spin sounds great to CxOs. unfortunately, everyone who uses these products knows the worth of these crap... |
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| Symantec is just about the worst large company in the computer industry. Their support is non-existent. They have generated so much bad will in the industry that they will surely lose their market position.
They do NOT support their products - their website is about the worst tool for finding problems - they offer no sales support - if you have a problem with a software purchase - do yourself a favor - kiss the money you paid goodbye and throw it in the trash. I have paid for Norton on over 10 computers personally each year and my company has sold 1000 copies of antivirus - we recently switched because of very poor business practices by the company.
Symantec be warned! You have sucked the blood without offering a return for way to long! You need to start supporting your products! Microsoft might be a monopoly but they make some attempt at supporting their products... You don't.! |
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