How Effective are Cloud-Based Anti-Viruses?

November 10, 2012 Off By David
Grazed from CloudTimes.  Author: Xath Cruz.

Cloud computing technology is one of the most transformative technologies in recent history, as it allows computers to perform tasks that are normally beyond their computing and storage capabilities. We have also seen that the amount of web applications available has increased rapidly as the consumer market starts to accept cloud computing. Everything from document editing, to image manipulation, and even gaming have been adopted to the cloud. In fact, even security software such as anti-viruses have been migrated to the cloud.

The demand for cloud-based anti virus software has gone up steadily these past few years, as more and more computing devices that are cloud dependent have come out of the woodwork, with tablets, ultraportables, and even smartphones starting to become as susceptible to malicious code as their big desktop brethren…

How Cloud-Based Anti Virus Works

It may seem counter-intuitive at first. Unlike cloud-based document editors and image editing software, in which you only need a web browser and internet access, a cloud based anti virus software can’t function if it’s only in the cloud, since your PC won’t easily provide the right kind of administrative access needed by antivirus software to programs hosted remotely, as that would leave your PC at risk of being intruded upon by other programs…

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