You can also configure your anti-virus scanners to apply:
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Heuristic scanning
Heuristic scanning uses an analysis of potential threats to calculate the susceptibility of an attack. Heuristic anti-virus scanning can detect previously unknown viruses, as well as variants of existing viruses that are already known.
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Behavioral scanning
Behavioral scanning uses emulators to execute a file and analyze its behavior to determine if the file is performing malicious actions.
Behavioral scanning is enabled by default on a Sophos anti-virus scanner. You cannot disable this option.
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Cloud lookup
Cloud lookup enables the anti-virus engine to cross-reference potential threats with real-time data held by either Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) or Sophos Live Protect.
Cloud lookup sends hashed (MD5/SHA2) versions of any file being checked in a format that cannot be reverse engineered to obtain the original contents. In cases where the anti-virus scanner positively detects a file as malware, the anti-virus scanner reports some metadata about this detected malware back to the anti-virus vendor. However, the anti-virus scanner returns the IP addresses of your infrastructure anonymously so neither anti-virus vendor can identify your organization by the data returned.
Enabling cloud lookup confirms your acceptance to these terms and conditions.
