TITLE:
Features of Virus Detection Mechanism in Microsoft Security Essentials (Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection)
AUTHORS:
Dmitry Silnov
KEYWORDS:
Antivirus; Signature-Based Approach; Information Security Software; Digital Signature; Type II Error
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Information Security,
Vol.4 No.2,
April
23,
2013
ABSTRACT: In this paper, a signature-based
selective mechanism in detecting virus signatures in executable files was found
and investigated. A pattern under which the Microsoft Security Essentials
antivirus software not detecting a virus signature deliberately placed in files
was revealed.