A Comprehensive Study on Malware Detection and Prevention Techniques used by Anti-Virus

This paper aims to explain and discuss advanced technology used by anti-virus. In this era of the digital world, technology is developing rapidly day by day. Along with technology, Along with the development, cyber risk also increasing; thousands of cyber attacks are taking place every day. Malware (Viruses, worms, Trojans, rootkits, ransomware, Adware, Spyware) is one of the most common cyber-attack. An operating system that has been infected with malware (malicious software) can experience damage. As the name implies, malicious software is a computer program that can infect applications or documents stored in storage media and systems and manipulate applications and data on a computer. In 2020 there are 700 million new malware emerged and attacked billions of electronic devices. To prevent malware attacks, we need anti-virus/Antimalware Software. In this paper, we discussed various methods of how anti-virus work? What are the advanced techniques used by anti-virus software in this digital era? Comparison between various antivirus and their methods of detecting malware.