Kapersky Lab integrates CUDA into Antivirus
Kapersky Labs, developer of several secure content management systems and antivirus solutions, has found a new use for NVidia’s CUDA libraries in processing files against antivirus databases.
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I have to admit, I didn’t except expect to see CUDA used in Antivirus, but I suppose it makes sense: It’s a massive correlation operation, typical of several parallel algorithms.
VizWorld.com 
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