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Antivirus Software

Antivirus Software: A program that monitors a computer or network to detect or identify major types of malicious code and to prevent or contain malware…

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Cybersecurity

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A program that monitors a computer or network to detect or identify major types of malicious code and to prevent or contain malware incidents. Sometimes by removing or neutralizing the malicious code.

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