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Anti-Virus (Antivirus) Software

Antivirus software is a class of program that searches your hard drive and floppy disks for any known or potential viruses. If it finds a virus, the program alerts the user and may clean, delete or quarantine any files, directories or disks affected. Most antivirus programs identify the viruses, worms and trojan horses that are a threat and remove them automatically.

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Anti-Virus (Antivirus) Software