The technology McAfee DeepSAFE, open a new direction in the market protection systems.
Protection, realized only by software, is not sufficiently reliable, and has weaknesses.
McAfee and Intel Specialists created a more effective defense against outside intrusion and malicious software effect.
Designed with Intel Technology McAfee DeepSAFE uses hardware assistance, so it has deeper access in computer system. Outside of the operating system, McAfee DeepSAFE provides proactive protection, and blocks the action in advance of malicious code and attacks such as Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), which aim to break a particular system. Many of the APT-run attacks using tools such as rootkits, which allow you to penetrate and remain in the operating system.
The demonstration showed the ability of new technology to block rootkits. According to McAfee, in a day there are more than 1,200 new rootkit , 50 rootkits per hour. The system is equipped with DeepSAFE, was able to detect previously unknown rootkits Agony and lock it in real time.
The technology will be available in the end of 2011
According to the developers, McAfee DeepSAFE work with hardware and device protecting outside the OS.