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One Virus Engine Is Not Enough: The Case for Maximizing Network Protection with Multiple Anti-Virus Scanners

Overview This paper studies a number of anti-virus engine tests which reveal that each virus scanner presents its own strengths and weaknesses. As no single anti-virus engine can fully protect against all possible threats, this paper examines how simultaneous use of more than one virus engine can achieve greater security than is technically possible when relying on one anti-virus engine alone.

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Publisher	GFI Software	File Format	HTML
Date Published	June 2002	Downloads	21
Format	White Papers
Topics	Anti-Virus, Security Standards, Security Management

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