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Qualcomm has announced a new anti-malware service for devices using the upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor that takes a more proactive approach towards malicious apps and downloads. While most anti-malware scanners compare results from a static database, Qualcomm’s approach dynamically checks transformed malware, too.The service offers up APIs for OEMs to use in their built-in security solutions on devices to help analyze application behavior. By monitoring and learning behavior, Smart Protect can figure out which apps are malicious and might have changed since they were initially checked against any database.
Qualcomm Smart Protect is made possible by the Snapdragon 820’s Zeroth machine learning technology. Another plus to using the processor’s integrated behavior learning tech is that all of the scanning and analysis is done on-device, not in the cloud. For anyone that’s concerned about privacy and security, that’s a major advantage compared to other solutions.
As malicious software and apps continue to grow, expect to see more hardware manufacturers take steps towards security like this.
For Smart Protect in action, you can check out Qualcomm’s blog post and video below.
source: Qualcomm
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