antivirus anti malware

[gsmela]

+2 @phil @gws

[cybershield]

When it comes to protecting our devices, antivirus software is a must. However, I've been wondering if just having an antivirus solution is enough. Should we also be using dedicated anti-malware tools, or do modern antivirus programs cover both? What’s your take?

[PhilTaylor-Prazgod]

Most desktop Anti virus tools do not detect and locate malware and hacks in PHP, Image and JS files downloaded from a server

They have "some" detections of javascript based hacks that run in a browser, but that varies from anti-virus product to product.

You should not be assuming your desktop or server anti-virus check is going to locate all malware injected into a Joomla website... most of which is unique and never generated before randomly, and a lot that share the same PHP function names as genuine code written by genuine developers.

I have seen some hacks actually better coded than genuine code written by genuine developers haha.

Not all Joomla hacks are viruses. In fact, very very few are by definition, viruses.