In order to detect and eliminate new viruses, antivirus solutions usually take a reactive approach: they wait for it to appear, infecting its first computers and then they are updated to combat it as soon as possible.
Until now, antivirus protection responded quickly enough to head off new viruses before they could spread widely. For example, Panda's antivirus solutions are updated automatically via the Internet, at least once a day.
However, new viruses and intruders have recently emerged with the capacity to infect thousands of computers in a few hours, before antivirus protection can be updated to combat them. Sasser, Netsky, Mydoom or Sobig are good examples of these new generation viruses, which use new means of propagation and exploit vulnerabilities in operating systems and the most widely used software.
The evolution of virus propagation techniques
Even if you have antivirus protection installed, your computer could be temporarily vulnerable to these new threats, as they spread almost instantly, faster than the time it takes to develop the vaccines to eliminate them and update the antivirus protection.
Evolution of a virus epidemic
To ensure that you are not left vulnerable for even a second, you need to increase the protection of your computer, pre-empting the actions of unknown viruses. The new TruPrevent Technologies effectively detect and block unknown viruses and intruders, even before your antivirus has been updated to combat them.