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As the techniques used by viruses evolve and are investigated, antivirus programs incorporate more advanced virus scanning and protection measures such as the following: Virus detection techniques The main objective of the antivirus is to detect and remove malware programs from your computer. Since the first step is to detect, there are some techniques for that. Detection techniques include: - Signature Verification - Heuristic Verification - Behavior Blocking - Chain Search - Permanent Protection - Vaccination Signature verification technique Signature Verification determines the characteristics that a file leads to being or not being considered malware. It is verify characteristics such as: file size, sequence of binary instructions, among others. When a file is recognized as malware, it receives its own identity, with its respective signature. These signatures are the ones that determine each malware that is part of the antivirus definition list. This type o...