Use this version. Email this to a friend. Command Software Systems Inc. has upgraded and renamed its anti-virus software product, adding new scan technology that detects and automatically destroys the newest generation of macro viruses that infect Microsoft Corp. Word and Excel documents. CSS Central gives systems managers the ability to deploy automatic updates of the latest virus signature files and concentrates all setup options on a single server or workstation. Macro viruses affect any application that can create a macro, making Word and Excel especially vulnerable.
Polymorphic viruses can affect any file and change as they move from PC to PC and from file to file.
HoloCheck focuses on macro viruses and their polymorphic characteristics, said Pam Oppenheim, director of product management at the Jupiter, Fla.-based company. If the software finds abnormal code, then a part of HoloCheck called the behavior blocker kicks in and, depending on how the user has configured the software, either notifies him of the unusual code or prevents the software from launching. The advantage of the behavior blocker is that it prevents false positives, which are always a concern because if they occur too frequently, users tend to turn the software off, Oppenheim said. It almost causes more damage for a user to find a false positive because it takes a lot of time to determine that there's no virus present.