AST July 2018 Magazine AST July 2018 Magazine Issue 24

Volume 25 this mean? What does July 2018 Edition PC Matic functions by using a list of known, trusted pro- grams and allows them to run. Everything else that tries to exe- cute that is not on their whitelist is sent to the company’s malware research team to be tested. Within 24 hours it is categorized either trusted or malicious. With constant advances in technology, malware is get- ting harder to stop. (What is PC Matic? Find out here.) How does whitelisting stop ransom- ware, polymorphic viruses, APTs, and zero-day attacks ? Instead of trying to keep up with the continually changing malware algo- rithms and codes, PC Matic does the opposite, with track tested safe pro- grams. This methodology has also been proven most effective in proactive detection, as evidenced by the Virus Bulletin Reactive and Proactive (RAP) Test. In August of 2016, PC Matic outscored every other tested competitor in proactive detec- tion with a 99.9% detection rating. (See the key difference between blacklist antivirus and PC Matic’s whitelist antivi- rus. Historically, PC Matic has exceeded the average pro- active detection rate by 18%. 55 22

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