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Advanced Memory Scanner

Advanced Memory Scanner works in combination with Exploit Blocker to strengthen protection against malware that has been designed to evade detection by antimalware products through the use of obfuscation and/or encryption. In cases where ordinary emulation or heuristics might not detect a threat, the Advanced memory Scanner is able to identify suspicious behavior and scan threats when they reveal themselves in system memory. This solution is effective against even heavily obfuscated malware.

Unlike Exploit Blocker, Advanced Memory Scanner is a post-execution method, which means that there is a risk that some malicious activity could have been performed before it detecting a threat; however in the case that other detection techniques have failed, it offers an additional layer of security.