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Proventia Desktop Takes New Tack on Malware

Dennis Fisher reports in eWeek that "Internet Security Systems Inc. this week will unveil its Proventia Desktop intrusion prevention system offering and introduce a virus-fighting technology that does not rely on digital audiotape files or signatures to detect malware. Known as the Virus Prevention System, the feature employs virtual-machine technology to prevent viruses from executing on PCs. When the Proventia software detects a potentially malicious attachment, the system executes the attachment inside a virtual-machine environment and observes its behavior."

posted by Fergie @ 4/25/2005 06:40:00 PM