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2. Antivirus software - Wikipedia

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   Antivirus software (abbreviated to AV software ), also known as anti-malware, is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware . Antivirus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses, hence the name. However, with the proliferation of other malware, antivirus software started to protect against other ...

3. Comparison of antivirus software - Wikipedia

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   The term "CloudAV" refers to the ability of a product to automatically perform scans on the cloud. The term "Email Security" refers to the protection of email from viruses and malware, while "AntiSpam" refers to the protection from spam, scam and phishing attacks. The term "Web protection" usually includes protection from: infected and ...

4. Norton AntiVirus - Wikipedia

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   Norton AntiVirus is an anti-virus or anti- malware software product founded by Peter Norton, developed and distributed by Symantec (now Gen Digital) since 1990 [1] as part of its Norton family of computer security products. It uses signatures and heuristics to identify viruses. Other features included in it are e-mail spam filtering and ...

5. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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   Many users install antivirus software that can detect and eliminate known viruses when the computer attempts to download or run the executable file (which may be distributed as an email attachment, or on USB flash drives, for example). Some antivirus software blocks known malicious websites that attempt to install malware.

6. Microsoft Defender Antivirus - Wikipedia

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   Proprietary. Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) is an antivirus software component of Microsoft Windows. It was first released as a downloadable free anti-spyware program for Windows XP and was shipped with Windows Vista and Windows 7.

7. Category:Antivirus software - Wikipedia

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   Malwarebytes (software) McAfee. McAfee VirusScan. Microsoft Defender Antivirus. Microsoft Security Essentials. Mks vir.