Anti-virus software scans a computer's memory and disk drives for viruses. If it finds a virus, the application informs the user and may clean, delete, or quarantine any files, directories, or disks affected by the malicious code. Also see: anti-virus scanner.
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Software that scans internal/external drives, emails and attachments for malicious viruses and worms, and removes them or prevents them entering your computer system. Because of the rate at which new viruses emerge you should select software that is capable of being updated on a regular basis, usually by means of a download from the manufacturer's ...
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Software which can protect against and eliminate viruses. Anti-virus software needs to have its virus definitions updated regularly on the Internet to be effective, since there are many new viruses released each day.
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