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Heuristic scanning in antivirus software is designed to catch 100% of all known and unknownvirus technologies.

The correct answer is B. False. This question evaluates the effectiveness and limitations of heuristic scanning in antivirus software.

Submitted by marco_it· Apr 18, 2026Systems and Application Security

Question

Heuristic scanning in antivirus software is designed to catch 100% of all known and unknownvirus technologies.

Options

  • ATrue
  • BFalse

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    9% (3)
  • B
    91% (30)

Why each option

This question evaluates the effectiveness and limitations of heuristic scanning in antivirus software.

ATrue

The statement is false because heuristic scanning, while a powerful tool for detecting new threats, relies on probabilities and observed behaviors, which means it cannot catch every single piece of malware without generating false positives or missing novel attack vectors.

BFalseCorrect

Heuristic scanning analyzes code for suspicious behaviors and patterns to detect new or unknown malware, but it is not 100% effective. No antivirus technology, including heuristics, can guarantee detection of all known and unknown viruses due to constantly evolving threats and evasion techniques.

Concept tested: Heuristic scanning limitations

Source: https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-heuristics

Topics

#Antivirus software#Heuristic scanning#Malware detection#Security limitations

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