Definitions for: antivirus software
antivirus software
software that monitors a computer for viruses by looking for irregularities in a computer system and then comparing its findings to a database of virus information. It is important to update virusdefinitionsor signatures regularly and upgrade the software periodically to protect against newly created viruses.
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