I have previously written several articles concerning using software that will actually block out malware, viruses and not depend on software such as those from Symantec, McAfee and others to scan and detect after a infection takes place. Another newbie ventures onto the scene called Robot Genius – Spybeus. There website claims the following:

Malware has blossomed from an adolescent power trip to a business in its own right whose specialty is harvesting passwords, credit card numbers, and valuable documents. Today’s malware even repairs itself if partially removed, and downloads updates on a regular basis to keep one step ahead of any would-be defenders. Traditional anti-malware solutions are strong against known threats, but particularly weak against emerging, unknown and zero-day threats.

Spyberus: Fast, Effective Defense Against Malware

Introducing Spyberus: an anti-malware desktop security client that uses a unique behavior-based approach to malware detection. The Spyberus client does not rely on the use of “scanning engines” and signatures to detect malware and protect users against malicious threats. Instead, it tracks all newly installed programs by monitoring file activity and all writes to the hard drive.

So what the heck. It’s a freebie so I’ll give it try. I’ll be reporting back in the next few weeks to let you know if this works or not and if I had any problems. You are also more than welcome to try it yourself as well. Free download of Spybeus from here.
If you do decide to try it, let me know what you think.

Comments welcome.

[tags]viruses, malware, block, scan, [/tags]