ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE
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Programs to detect and remove computer viruses. Thesimplest kind scans executable files and boot blocks for alist of known viruses. Others are constantly active,attempting to detect the actions of general classes ofviruses. antivirus software should always include a regularupdate service allowing it to keep up with the latest virusesas they are released.
By Denis Howe
