Is an antivirus gap looming?

AV is dead… or so it seems. AntiVirus companies are continuing to miss the boat on much of the new threats out there on the web. See this article by Jose Nazario.

“While no one would openly suggest running a computer without some form of antivirus tool, most agree the protection it offers is increasingly disappointing. When I analyze malware I typically find variants of well-worn families with names like “Banker,” “SDBot” and “Peacomm,” yet most fresh samples aren’t detected by most antivirus vendors.”

I am constantly amazing at how quickly a computer can be infected with malware even with the latest AntiVirus software and signatures… Who will save us?