Researchers want to use hardware to fight computer viruses

Fighting computer viruses isn’t just for software anymore. Binghamton University researchers will use a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how hardware can help protect computers too.

“The impact will potentially be felt in all computing domains, from mobile to clouds,” said Dmitry Ponomarev, professor of computer science at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Ponomarev is the principal investigator of a project titled “Practical Hardware-Assisted Always-On Malware Detection.”