ThreatSense® Technology
Viruses, worms and spyware are constantly evolving as malware writers attempt to circumvent security software. Traditional signature-based antivirus is reactive. Instead of trying to keep up with them, ThreatSense keeps us, and you, a few steps ahead. The ThreatSenseR engine is a sophisticated, well-balanced system of advanced heuristics and malware signatures, providing the best detection without compromising speed.
For most existing viruses, ThreatSense includes a traditional form of malware signatures. ThreatSense also utilizes next generation generic signatures to quickly detect known malware families and their future variants. This more adaptive form of signature specification enhances ThreatSense's ability to detect future variants.
Basic heuristic methods can detect some basic macro and script viruses. ThreatSense's Advanced Heuristics engine enables detection of malware not specified in the signature database. It proactively decodes and analyzes executable code in a protected environment in order to identify increasingly sophisticated malicious behavior, characteristic of today’s evolving threats.For example, WIN32 worms, backdoor programs and trojans.This finely tuned engine catches more than 90% of so-called zero-day worms and viruses, which most other vendors miss without a signature update.
Archiving & Packing are techniques used by malware writers to circumvent signature-based detection. ThreatSense includes a generic unpacking and emulation technology to decode virtually any hidden malware, in wrappers or modified by runtime packers. This sophisticated algorithm thwarts virus writers' efforts to go undetected.
This blended approach to detection leverages the benefits of each technology and makes NOD32 the fastest, most accurate, and lowest impact solution in the industry.
ThreatSense.Net - an Early Warning System
ThreatSense.Net extends the power of ThreatSense’s powerful analytics on a global scale and acts as an early warning system. By automatically (or manually) submitting samples of new suspected malware to threat lab researchers for analysis, ThreatSense.Net helps close the window of vulnerability to new threats.
ESET clients receive notification of new malware outbreaks and tips on how to protect themselves via this feedback loop as well. Globally collected information and statistics are made available online at www.virusradar.com.
