Modern antivirus software tools and their capabilities

Antivirus modes

Anti-virus programs have two basic modes:

• “static” file scanning: useful for when you have to scan a file or a volume to check to see if any of the files are currently infected with malware
• real-time “dynamic” scanning: is really what is needed to prevent the computer from getting infected in the first place. In this mode, all files that the operating system opens or uses are scanned first before they are fully opened.

Tools and capabilities

Antivirus and Antispyware

Provides proactive protection against all types of online and offline threats and prevents malware spreading to other users.

System Registry Scanner

Looks for references to infected files or malware embedded as data in the Windows System Registry, a hierarchical database that stores low-level settings for the Microsoft Windows operating system and for applications that opt to use the registry.

Script-Based Attack Protection