So I downloaded a virus definition file for symantec endpoint protection. We regularly update our client’s closed network anti virus using these files once every 6 months. The files are of ‘.JDB’ extension which I presume is some sort of database containing the virus definitions from Symantic
What intrigues me is that the file is only 232MB in size!
So I asked myself, of ALL the virusses in the world since Bill Gates was born… is it only a mere 232MBs?
Answer
Why would you download the viruses? You’re downloading signatures to identify them, and they happen to be much smaller than the malicious code is itself.
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Source : Link , Question Author : user1034912 , Answer Author : Jacob
