Why your anti-virus software may soon be worthless
The controversial Race to Zero contest being held during Defcon in Las Vegas rendered several common computer viruses undetectable by most popular anti-virus products. The issue was not the fact that it was accomplished, but the speed in which it was done. Teams of security researchers took common computer viruses and obfuscated them in just a few hours.
What this means is that it is possible TODAY, to render many destructive worms and viri undetectable.
This exercise demonstrates how the now 20+ year old technology of signature-based detection is no longer a reliable way to detect and prevent viral and worm infections on a network.
Simon Howard, the New Zealand-based security researcher who sponsored the contest said, "Behavioral recognition is the way forward, but it’s only in some of the desktop anti-virus software and not in any of the server software."
One of the true behavior based products out there is Norman Virus Control. We have found that our Norman customers have fared better than users of other AV products, the main reason being the Norman Sandbox.
The Norman Sandbox is a real behavioral-based AV system for servers and desktops. For more information, see our Norman page here.
We have customers who have gone years without infections with Norman. Contact us about trying Norman Virus Control. sales AT gnscon.com or +1 814-620-2006