| Publisher | McAfee | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 507.6KB PDF | Date added | 01 Oct 2005 |
| Topics | Spyware, Network Security, Anti-Virus | ||
| Downloads | 17 | ||
A variety of consumer, shareware, and business-class anti-spyware products are available today. Unlike the mature anti-virus market, where vendors have standardized on naming conventions and share collections to provide the widest protection to their customers, each anti-spyware product has a closed database and uses unique naming schemes. Spyware tends to be more complex than "traditional" malware in the sheer number of registry entries, files, self-protection mechanisms, and other tools that it employs. These factors make it difficult for organizations wanting to evaluate anti-spyware products to measure one against another. This paper presents a methodology for comparing anti-spyware products in as objective a manner as possible, showing steps to eliminate bias toward one product over another.
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