Signature-based antivirus dominates the market for security software. The number of malware signatures tracked by security software company F-Secure doubled in 2007. Antivirus firms think their death is greatly exaggerated, thank you very mucheven those that aren’t overly reliant on signatures. Analyst says antivirus software is doomed to be replaced by new forms of software called software authentication tools. If a system is infected by malware, it “may be the least painful way of removing it,” says Avien administrator.”]
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