Recently, I’ve received a few different questions on the concepts of anti-malware and anti-virus programs.\u00a0 Are they the same thing?\u00a0 Which is better?\u00a0 Is PC Matic an anti-malware program?<\/p>\n
There’s a lot to be said on the matter.\u00a0 But here is the most basic explanation.\u00a0 Malware is a blanket term used to describe worms, ransomware, viruses, trojans, and cryptojacking.\u00a0 Therefore, a virus is malware, but not all malware is a virus.\u00a0 But what does this mean in terms of protection?\u00a0 Most anti-virus vendors today are really an anti-malware solution.\u00a0 This means they will block other threats than just a virus intrusion.\u00a0 Although, it is always best to confirm with the specific vendor themselves.<\/p>\n
For those who were inquiring about PC Matic — it is indeed an anti-malware solution.\u00a0 It was actually named the best anti-malware solution by American Security Today’s ASTORS awards last year and honored as an anti-malware market leader by Cyber Defense Magazine’s InfoSec awards earlier this year.<\/p>\n
So for those who thought the term virus and malware were synonymous, hopefully, you now know the difference.\u00a0 Also, for those who are unclear regarding their\u00a0own cyber protection, it is best to confirm with the vendor what exactly they protect against.\u00a0 Often times, solutions are termed anti-virus programs because that is simply the term that has been used year over year for all security solutions.\u00a0 As cyber security threats move beyond the traditional virus, your software should move towards effectively blocking all forms of malware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Malware, Virus, Tomato, Tomahto? Recently, I’ve received a few different questions on the concepts of anti-malware and anti-virus programs.\u00a0 Are they the same thing?\u00a0 Which is better?\u00a0 Is PC Matic an anti-malware program? There’s a lot to be said on the matter.\u00a0 But here is the most basic explanation.\u00a0 Malware is a blanket term used […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":55174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5090,183],"tags":[491,5539,1928,4094],"class_list":["post-59457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter","category-slider","category-tips","tag-av","tag-anti-malware","tag-anti-virus","tag-security-software"],"yoast_head":"\n