From the course: Cert Prep: ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
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Malware prevention
From the course: Cert Prep: ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
Malware prevention
- [Narrator] Malware is one of the most common threats to the security of computers and mobile devices. And you can use a set of tools to protect against these threats. Modern antimalware software protects against viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware. Antivirus software uses two different mechanisms to protect systems against malicious software. Signature detection uses databases of known malware patterns and scans the files in memory of a system for any data matching the patterns of known malicious software. If the scan finds suspect contents, it can then remove that content from the system or quarantine it for further analysis. When you're using signature detection, it's critical that you frequently update virus definition files to ensure that you have current signatures for newly discovered malware. Heuristic or behavior detection takes a different approach. Instead of using patterns of known malicious activity,…
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