Intention-based Anti-virus Software Launched
28 Sep, 2006, 2:00 pm IST | by
Sharon Khare
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Rudra Technogies has launched Rudra, an anti-virus software built on patent-pending, intention-based technology. The software promises to provide PCs permanent and holistic protection from, both known and unknown, viruses, worms, spyware and malicious software. N S Baskar, managing director, Rudra Technologies, and the man behind the technology, said, "The current anti-virus technologies are not effective in addressing unknown viruses. Rudra, on the other hand, is built more on the philosophy behind the human system. Since, Rudra does not depend on the legacy technologies; it is much more effective against viruses and malware." "We received tremendous response for Rudra from across the globe, even as the product was taking shape. Rudra is already deployed in many countries where it has successfully protected the systems from both known and unknown viruses," said Vincent Paul, director, marketing, Rudra Technologies. The two existing anti-virus technologies are Signature-based and Heuristic. Launched in 1990, Signature-based technology is the most primitive and widely used technology. It works by identifying the binary string that is unique to each virus. Once such a string is identified, the software will destroy the virus file. Obviously, this is effective only against known viruses or after a new virus has been founded, researched, and its string identified. On the other hand, Heuristic technology was released in 1998 to address the limitation of the Signature-based technology. This technology was based on the understanding of the behavior or modus operandi of the viruses. However, this technology is also ineffective in challenging new viruses. Rudra currently works on Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP2 Client systems. The roadmap for Rudra includes handhelds and versions for servers, Macintosh, Linux operating system. Rudra Technology was unveiled some months ago and the product has passed the tests conducted by ETDC, STQC Directorate, Ministry Of Information Technology, Government of India. Rudra is priced at Rs 1800. |
Tags: intention-based , heuristic , signature-based , viruses , worms , spyware , malicious software , Rudra
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