Antiviral software is a type of software which is designed to prevent, detect and remove viruses from computer system to ensure a virus free environment.
It can be a memory resident and keeps monitoring the computer system and informs a user about the virus if virus is found.
It can be a memory resident and keeps monitoring the computer system and informs a user about the virus if virus is found.
- Antivirus software typically performs the following tasks:
- Scans files and folders for viruses.
- Provides information when a virus is detected.
- Clean virus-infected files.
- Continuously monitors memory to protect the computer from memory resident viruses.
