In addition to the traditional detection strategy based on comparing the payload of scanned files to the signature file, Adaptive Defense 360 implements several detection engines that scan the behavior of processes locally.
This allows the solution to detect strange behavior in the main scripting engines (Visual Basic Script, JavaScript and Powershell) incorporated into all current Windows systems and used as a extension of the command line. It also allows Adaptive Defense 360 to detect malicious macros embedded in Office files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
Finally, the service can also detect the latest fileless infection techniques, which inject the virus payload directly into the processes used to exploit system vulnerabilities. These attacks do not write files to the hard disk, so traditional security solutions are less likely to detect them.
Finally, the solution also includes traditional heuristic engines and engines to detect malicious files by their static characteristics.