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Microsoft Patents Proactive Virus Protection

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By anandk on Thursday, May 22, 2008

Microsoft has just snared a U.S. patent for proactive virus protection, which is how security software helps secure your PC when it encounters shape-shifting malware not already in its antivirus definition file. What does this mean for all the other vendors, like McAfee, Symantec, Kaspersky, and Trend Micro, that have been selling proactive protection software for years?

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