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Antivirus or anti-virus software is software used to prevent, detect and remove malware, such as: Computer Viruses, adware, backdoors, malicious BHOs, dialers, fraudtools, hijackers, keyloggers, malicious LSPs, rootkits, spyware, trojan horses and worms. Computer security, including protection from social engineering techniques, is commonly offered in products and services of antivirus software companies. This page discusses the software used for the prevention and removal of malware threats, rather than computer security implemented by software methods.
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What is quarantine in an antivirus software?
the virus infected file is isolated
Meaning of disinfected file on computer?
Antivirus programs will often disinfect a file that it sees is dangerous. A disinfected file is a file that has been edited by the antivirus software, to get rid of the virus.
What are ways to prevent an ILOVEYOU virus?
download file, call antivirus
What kind of virus is designed to infect multiple file types in an effort to fool antivirus software?
A multipartite virus is designed to infect multiple file types in an effort to fool antivirus software
What do you do if there a virus in your computer?
If you suspect there is a virus on your computer, you should immediately scan your computer with an installed antivirus. When your antivirus finds a virus, either have it quarantined or removed. By quarantining a virus, you have the ability to send the file to the antivirus company for analysis, so that way they can protect other clients from the virus.
How can you tell if a file on your computer is corrupt or a virus?
There is no way to eyeball a file and tell if it is a virus. Use a good antivirus program and let it do the work for you.
What does a computer virus signature do?
Computer Virus Signature are updates that has been downloaded mainly by an Antivirus program. These Virus Signature are patterns and behaviors of a virus. If your Antivirus detected a file and it's pattern and behavior the same as the virus signature, it will automatically list it as virus.
How to Remove virus called my project?
1stly you need an antivirus installed in your pc. and start scanning and when the antivirus detected the infected file, they'll guide you on how to disinfect/quarantine the virus.
Is File compression a good antivirus protection?
yes. Its a good anti virus protection
What do you do if you have a Trojan.Vundo virus and Norton Antivirus cannot clean or delete the file?
Just use 'Search' to find the file and then delete it from the file/folder.
Are vir files infected viruses?
File infected with a computer virus that has been renamed by an antivirus software program, such as Symantec AntiVirus or Avira AntiVir; the ".vir" extension is typically appended to the filename (i.e. program.exe -> program.exe.vir) to indicate the file is a virus and to prevent it from being executed.
Is it possible to create a virus that can protect itself with antivirus software?
yeah it is possible prior to detection a virus can change its attribut to a necessary software and if it made a copy of it which is virus and attach it with every file of antivirus upon scan your antivirus can be damaged but dont worry it is hard the latter one is very hardh but not impossible
