Dr.Web for Mac OS X

Small updates

Virus-making and other types of cyber-crimes are well-organized and flourishing businesses that impose a serious threat to ordinary users. Updating of virus databases is required to maintain sound anti-virus security. Constant monitoring and the worldwide user network allow prompt retrieval of latest samples of malware and shielding protected computers from such web-resources.

Updating of virus databases and program modules over the Internet (automatically, on-demand or scheduled); Even if Dr.Web for Mac OS X is not running, updating will be performed as specified in the schedule. There is no need to reboot the system to complete updating: Dr.Web starts using the latest virus definitions as soon as they are downloaded. Automatic updating is performed in few seconds even if a slow Internet connection is used. There are always updating servers available.

Virus monitoring service

• The Doctor Web virus monitoring service collects samples of malicious programs all over the Internet to create antidotes and release updates immediately after theanalysis is completed – as often as several times per hour.
• As soon as an update is released it becomes available to all users that can retrieve it from several servers located in various parts of the globe.
• To avoid false positives an update is tested over a huge number of uninfected files before it is released.
• The intelligent system automatically adding similar viruses to a database ensures even prompter response to emerging threats.

Dr.Web virus database benefits

• Record-small number of entries.
• Small updates.
• One entry added to Dr.Web virus database provides detection of hundreds or even thousands of similar viruses.

The main difference between the Dr.Web virus database and databases of other anti-viruses is that with the smaller number of entries it enables detection of the same (or even greater) number of viruses.

Small database with smaller number of entries

• Lower disk usage
• Lower memory usage
• Lower updating traffic
• High-speed scan
• Detection of future modifications of known viruses