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Malware Has Gotten Smarter. Here's How Your Antivirus Has, Too

  • Marshall Gunnell--CNET
  • published date: 2026-06-21 11:00:00 UTC

Antivirus software used to hunt for known malware, but now it’s predicting suspicious behavior before an attack fully lands.

Antivirus software is undergoing a major shift. Traditionally, antivirus software relied on matching files against databases of known malware signatures. But today's threats evolve too quickly for da… [+9301 chars]