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Anti Virus software scans your computer for abnormal opertations and foreign code being executed. It then traces where it is coming from. It then uses it's online "Virus Definitions" database (Details about viruses) to find out more about the virus, therefore, giving you the option to remove it.

They can also analyze the code to see if it functions similarly to any known viruses.

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