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Achilles’Shield™ A New Internet Security System for Protecting Networks and Computer Systems Against Viruses and Malicious Code A Technology White Paper From INDEFENSE, INC. June 2000 TODAY’S COMPUTING WORLD: 3 THE GROWING SECURITY PROBLEM 3 HOW MALICIOUS PROGRAMS WORK 3 MORE ON VIRUSES 4 Boot Sector Infection 5 Macro Infection 5 Executable File Infection 6 WHY TRADITIONAL ANTI-VIRUS SCANNER TECHNOLOGY IS INEFFECTIVE 7 VIRUS SCANNERS 7 HEURISTIC SCANNERS 7 HOW ACHILLES’SHIELD WORKS 8 ACHILLES ’SHIELD ARCHITECTURE 8 First Barrier of Defense – Activity Monitoring and Damage Prevention 8 File Viruses 8 Boot Viruses 9 Macro Viruses 9 Trojans and Worms 9 Second Barrier of Defense - Detection 10 File Viruses 10 Boot Viruses 10 Macro Viruses 10 Third Barrier of Defense - Restoring 10 File Viruses 10 Boot Viruses 10 Macro Viruses 10 ACHILLES ’SHIELD COMPONENTS 11 Active Components 11 Real-Time Monitor 11 Outlook/Exchange Email Client 11 Avcheck/AvBlock/NTCheck 12 Manual Components 12 Task Manager 12 Rescue Disk 12 Detector and Supporting Components 12 Integrity Checker/Vaccinator 13 MacroDetect 13 Zip Manager 13 ACHILLES’SHIELD MACRO VIRUS SOLUTION 13 MACROS VIRUSES 13 What is a Macro? 13 What is a Non-Automatic Macro? 13 What is an Automatic Macro? 14 What is a Macro Virus? 14 ACHILLES ’SHIELD MACRODETECT 15 Achilles’Shield MacroPass 16 Achilles’Shield Macro Analyzer 15 ACHILLESSHIELD – AN ADMINISTRATION SECURI