Signature

Signature

A signature is a search pattern—often a simple string of characters or bytes—expected to be found in every instance of a particular virus. Usually, different viruses have different signatures. Anti-virus scanners use signatures to locate specific viruses.

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Industry/Domain: Software
Category: Anti virus
Company: McAfee
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