Putting A 'Korset' On The Spread Of Computer Viruses: Invention Stays One Step Ahead Of Anti-virus Software (Science Daily) [LWN.net]

Science Daily takes a look at a program called Korset, that fights malware. "Prof. Wool and Ben-Cohen have built an open-source software solution for servers that run on Linux. "We modified the kernel in the system's operating system so that it monitors and tracks the behavior of the programs installed on it," says Prof. Wool. Essentially, he says, they have built a model that predicts how software running on a server should work. If the kernel senses abnormal activity, it stops the program from working before malicious actions occur. "When we see a deviation, we know for sure there's something bad going on," Prof. Wool explains."

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