Japan developed anti-virus chip

Japanese researchers say they have successfully produced a microchip that can block computer viruses before they enter the PC. This step may change the method of using security software.

Researcher Eiichi Takahashi of Japan's National Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Research Institute said the chip will be used in routers and can prevent viruses without slowing down the system. This method of blocking the virus is similar to the method used in security software.

Not only can it prevent viruses from infecting PC, this chip can also prevent viruses from attacking other devices such as mobile phones, PDAs .

But this security chip will always need to be reprogrammed to update it with new virus information. Currently, this chip has only identified a few hundred viruses.

But if you have to reprogram the chip regularly, it will push the cost of the chip security system very high. This is an unsettling problem that has yet to find an answer to bring the new security system to market, expert Takahashi said. Meanwhile, a free open source security software system now works relatively well with the ability to identify about 70,000 different virus strains.

" In order to bring this new technology to market, it is necessary to build a global business channel system to cut selling prices to a more appropriate level for consumers ," Kengo Nagahashi analyst of Nikko Citigroup said.

Nagahashi also confirmed that this new anti-virus technology is not a new threat that threatens the existence of security software such as those of Trend Micro or Symantec.

Takahashi said he hopes the government will continue to invest to help the project continue to operate for about 3 to 5 years. During that time researchers will continue to grow and make the chip able to identify more viruses and may be allowed to go into mass production.

Hoang Dung