The 20 programs listed above are all viruses that PC Matic has blocked and trapped very recently (often in the same day as you are reading this) that traditional anti-virus has yet to discover. The time stamp is a good indication of the rate at which PC Matic collects new samples and also the degree to which PC Matic users enjoy superior protection over traditional AV.

You’ll see some familiar brand names in the “Publisher” and “Product” fields — all of which are false. Virus writers use trusted names to try and fool you and your AV software into thinking these are legitimate programs. Hover over the plus sign to get more information about the sample. Included is the MD5 hash, the directory from which the file tried to execute, and the complete name of the file itself.

The database is live so if you hit refresh, you can see the new viruses entering our database real time.

Viruses are just one element of the threat to computers. The new frontier is called “exploits.” Read more.