| Chapter 24 –  | 
                                          Antivirus Technology | 
                                        
                                     
                                        
                                    Chey Cobb
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                                          24.1 | 
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                                          Introduction
                                                 
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                                          24.1.1 | 
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                                          Antivirus (AV) Terminology
                                                   
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                                          24.1.2 | 
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                                          Antivirus Issues
                                                   
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                                          24.2 | 
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                                          A History of Viral Changes
                                                 
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                                          24.3 | 
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                                          Antivirus Basics
                                                 
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                                          24.3.1 | 
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                                          Early Days of AV Scanners
                                                   
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                                          24.3.2 | 
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                                          Validity of Scanners
                                                   
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                                          24.3.3 | 
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                                          Scanner Internals
                                                   
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                                          24.3.4 | 
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                                          Antivirus Engines and Antivirus Databases
                                                   
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                                          24.4 | 
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                                          Scanning Methodologies
                                                 
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                                          24.4.1 | 
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                                          Detection
                                                   
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                                          24.4.2 | 
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                                          Prevention
                                                   
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                                          24.4.3 | 
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                                          Heuristics
                                                   
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                                          24.5 | 
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                                          Immune Systems
                                                 
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                                          24.5.1 | 
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                                          How Does the Immune System Work?
                                                   
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                                          24.5.2 | 
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                                          Will it Work?
                                                   
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                                          24.6 | 
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                                          Content Filtering
                                                 
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                                          24.6.1 | 
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                                          How Content Filters Work
                                                   
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                                          24.6.2 | 
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                                          Efficiency and Efficacy
                                                   
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                                          24.7 | 
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                                          Antivirus Deployment
                                                 
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                                          24.7.1 | 
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                                          Desktops Alone
                                                   
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                                          24.7.2 | 
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                                          Server-Based Antivirus
                                                   
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                                          24.8 | 
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                                          Policies and Strategies
                                                 
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                                          24.9 | 
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                                          Conclusion
                                                 
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                                          24.10 | 
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                                          For Further Reading
                                                 
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