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The premise that antivirus software can protect users from modern cyber threats is fundamentally flawed. As the author claims, the antivirus paradigm is effectively obsolete. Hackers now operate stealthily:
They spend weeks, months, even years lurking within a system, gathering information.
By the time malware is detected, significant damage—such as financial theft or identity compromise—may already have occurred.
Malware often precedes actual data-exfiltration; attackers sniff around systems to identify high-value targets before executing their primary attack.
Breaching the Firewall: A Step-by-Step Process
Hackers must first breach a device's defenses—primarily the firewall. Unfortunately:
- No firewall is perfect; all have vulnerabilities or "holes."