Author: Umakant Mishra
Abstract:
The computer virus is not only a problem to the end user but
also a problem to everybody whoever is associated with computers, including
systems administrators, corporate managers and even anti-virus manufacturers.
In the previous article we discussed on how to use TRIZ for analyzing and
solving virus problems of an end user. In this article we will focus on the
problems faced by the systems administrators.
An analysis of virus scenario finds that the same situation
of virus infection creates different problems to people at different levels,
such as, a computer user, a system administrator, a corporate manager and an
anti-virus developer because of the differences in their visions, requirements
and goals. As the problems are different for different people, the solutions are
also different.
Although an Ideal Final Result is “No Virus”, it is not easy
to achieve that state because of some fundamental contradictions. Unless there
is a revolutionary change that creates alternative jobs and goals for the virus
makers as well as anti-virus makers, the best predictable future is only a
virus environment that is “better controlled”. This article may be read in
combination with other articles in this series for a better understanding.
Keywords: computer virus, anti-virus, anti-virus
software, computer vulnerability, computer security, anti-virus design,
inoculation, virus scanning, virus detection, signature scanning, integrity
checking, heuristic scanning, emulation, network scanning, server scanning,
scheduled scanning, data recovery, virus removal, virus database, on-access
scanning,
Mishra,
Umakant, Solving Virus Problems by System Administrators - A TRIZ Perspective
(December, 28 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1977496 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1977496
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