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ADS™ Included in consumer products, Active Defense Shield (ADS) technology is the only anti-spyware prevention technology in the world that stops spyware BEFORE it can install. While other solutions allow spyware applications to install and then immediately attempt to remove them, ADS technology provides TRUE proactive protection that blocks spyware before it can install and wreak havoc on a computer. The result is superior protection for your computer against even the most advanced and elusive spyware applications. How It Works Aluria’s exclusive ADS technology provides truly proactive, event-based prevention that goes far beyond traditional frequency-based monitoring. It guards computers at the kernel level against all attempted spyware installations including those that originate on the Web as installers, on intranets, mapped network drives, CD-ROMs, floppy drives, and USB drives. ADS catches spyware as soon as it attempts to write, move, or rename files and automatically performs a pre-configured action to Auto-Delete, Auto-Quarantine or Ignore. More specifically, ADS consists of a file-system driver that resides in the operating system Ring-0 or the kernel, which enables it to hook into the file system and monitor for particular events such Open, Close, or Rename. When such an event occurs, ADS blocks the file from gaining any access for analysis and takes appropriate action if spyware is found. Safe files may proceed with their normal actions. ADS in the SDK ADS kernel-level prevention technology is part of the Aluria Desktop/Server Protection SDK, made available to our OEM and ISV technology partners who incorporate our powerful anti-spyware technology into their products. Unlike most anti-spyware monitoring solutions, ADS:
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