Virus attacks have firmly established themselves as the leading IT security threat. In 2005, growth in the number of malicious programs exploded. The antivirus industry has responded to the challenge with a number of new approaches to antivirus protection, including proactive technologies. This article provides a detailed analysis of the proactive protection, often promoted by vendors as a panacea for all existing and even possible viruses. We will look at the two which are the most popular: heuristic analyzers and behavior blockers. The main criteria used to evaluate how effectively the signature-based approach is implemented include new threat response times, frequency of updates and detection rates.”]
Source: https://securelist.com/proactive-protection-a-panacea-for-viruses/36090/