Machine learning

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"Malwarebytes provides superior protection for businesses, featuring industry-leading seven layers of detection techniques, including new innovative machine learning approach towards Anomaly Detection"

https://press.malwarebytes.com/2017/06/15/malwarebytes-introduces-enterprise-cloud-platform-next-gen-endpoint-protection-announces-validation-replacement-antivirus/

 

The new hype these days in virus detection is this "machine learning".

Can anyone explain, in plain English how "machine learning" is being implemented on MBAM?

Thanks!

 

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Anyone?

[dcollins]

On 5/22/2017 at 5:16 AM, exile360 said:

Greetings

Yes, it's a new feature that enhances both our realtime Malware protection component as well as our scanner.  It is a signature-less malware detection component that relies on intelligent algorithms and machine learning to detect new and unknown/never-before-seen threats.  You can think of it as sort of a next-generation heuristics component.  For the moment we haven't fully activated it yet as it is still in "learning mode" in order to increase its detection capabilities and efficiency as well as to learn to ensure that it will avoid false positives, but soon we will activate it fully (this will happen automatically at some point in the future with one of our updates) and it will be online to guard your system alongside the other layers already active in Malwarebytes.

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20 hours ago, dcollins said:

It is a signature-less malware detection component that relies on intelligent algorithms and machine learning

I understand what is an "intelligent algorithm" , but yet what is "machine learning"????

[dcollins]

In short, "machine learning" is where a process on a computer learns on it's own. In the case of MB3, we use machine learning to help identify new threats based on a multitude of factors, without having to ship new definitions for these threats.

[abear]

On 8/28/2017 at 9:46 AM, dcollins said:

On 5/22/2017 at 7:16 AM, exile360 said:

Greetings

Yes, it's a new feature that enhances both our realtime Malware protection component as well as our scanner.  It is a signature-less malware detection component that relies on intelligent algorithms and machine learning to detect new and unknown/never-before-seen threats.  You can think of it as sort of a next-generation heuristics component.  For the moment we haven't fully activated it yet as it is still in "learning mode" in order to increase its detection capabilities and efficiency as well as to learn to ensure that it will avoid false positives, but soon we will activate it fully (this will happen automatically at some point in the future with one of our updates) and it will be online to guard your system alongside the other layers already active in Malwarebytes.

Is this feature out of learning mode now?  I see it in the MB3 Cloud Console as an option under Policies (Scan options) "Use signature-less anomaly detection for increased protection" and it is enabled by default.  

[exile360]

Yes, it's active now and has been for the past several months  

[abear]

Just now, exile360 said:

Yes, it's active now and has been for the past several months  

Thank you!

[exile360]

You're welcome, if there's anything else we might assist you with please do not hesitate to ask.

Thanks