F-Secure DeepGuard™

A Unique Proactive Detection Technology

Traditional security solutions are no longer enough

Today's Internet world is plagued with ever changing dangers for the average computer user. Millions of users connect their machines through high-speed broadband DSL and cable connections 24/7, which means that these computers will be the target of at least one attack within as little as 20 minutes once on-line. Within the last few years ever more evidence has shown that these attacks are now being used by criminals for financial reward.

The professional money-driven criminals of today want to stay unnoticed, and they are using advanced technologies to hide themselves from data security solutions. These people can take the full advantage of even the smallest time window they have before a general recognition for their attack is available. These attacks are generally known as zero-day attacks , and because of them, it is no longer enough to have a traditional security solution with an up-to-date anti-virus and a properly configured firewall in place. Proactive technologies are needed to foresee threats that are yet unknown.

Image1: Part of the process of building malware detection implies that some computers are already infected. Virus labs build their malware detection against the samples of malware they receive - in other words, against malware they can define. The more time that elapses between a malware release and the time it takes for virus labs to receive the virus sample, the bigger the number of infected computers will be.

In-depth protection against unknown attacks

The modern internet security solution has to provide a full protection against all the traditional malware, but it also has to offer deep protection, monitoring the very heart of the computer at all times, anticipating everything that might be a sign of danger in the computer and preventing any such activity, preferably without the need for user intervention.

This is why F-Secure developed F-Secure DeepGuard™ , a revolutionary technology that ensures safe use of the computer even if traditional technologies should fall short.

A truly unique solution

The concept of proactive malware detection is often loosely called HIPS or Host Based Intrusion Prevention System. F-Secure DeepGuard™ is a unique HIPS technology in the sense that it combines several proactive protection mechanisms together that work seamlessly with conventional definition-based scanning systems. We use techniques such as system monitoring, sandboxing, blocking of code injections, advanced heuristics and run-time behavioral blocking.

The last line of protection

F-Secure's new unique proactive detection technology, F-Secure DeepGuard™, is designed to be the last line of defense on your computer. In case conventional protection mechanisms are circumvented, the software prevents system compromise by blocking the dangerous behavior, typically without any need for user intervention. With F-Secure software you can be sure that your protection is always on!

F-Secure DeepGuard received top marks in a test conducted by the independent organization AV-Comparatives.org: