Trend Micro: Antivirus Industry Lied for 20 Years
Jul 16, 2008, 18:14 (5 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Tom Espiner)
[ Thanks to Jose_X
for this link. ]
"Every year there's a new industry buzzword, but they
always fail. Heuristics use a rule to inspect the file, but virus
writers know this. They split the complete malicious program into
different files, and download each file to test it against the
heuristic rule. Each file looks innocent but, when combined, they
become a virus."
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