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How can an Anti-virus protect your device?

by Srestha Roy
August 6, 2021
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Today, we use connected devices in almost every area of ​​our lives. We use the Internet to find information, shop, bank, do homework, watch Netflix, and communicate with family members through social media. Therefore, our devices store a large amount of personal data about us. This may include banking and other financial information, as well as medical record data that we want to protect

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Antivirus software is used to protect computers from viruses by scanning, detecting, and removing computers. Most antivirus software runs in the background after installation, providing real-time protection against virus threats.

 Comprehensive virus protection application protects your data and hardware from viruses such as viruses, Trojans, and adware. It can also include features like configurable firewalls and website blocking.

The antivirus system and computer security software are designed to scan data such as web pages, files, software, and applications to quickly detect and remove malicious software. Most provide real-time security to protect your device from incoming threats, scan your entire computer regularly for known dangers, and provide automatic updates, as well as to identify, block, and remove dangerous code and software.

Antivirus software protects your device from malicious software that can damage your data, cause your device to run slowly or malfunction, or allow spammers to send emails through your account. Antivirus software will check your files and received emails for viruses, and then delete the viruses found.

Antivirus software can also prevent overheating. It has the potential to improve your performance and serve as a backup. To deal with the latest “viruses” on the Internet, you should keep your antivirus software up to date. When online, most antivirus software has the function of automatically downloading updates. Also, make sure the program runs continuously and scan your device for viruses, especially when downloading files from the Internet or reading mail. Set your antivirus program to run virus scans every day. At least twice a month, you need to scan your system thoroughly.

Most programs will use one of the following three detection methods:

  • Specific detection, find known malware
  • General detection, find known parts or types of malware or patterns with similar code bases
  • Heuristic detection, find unknown identified malware Identifies a known suspicious file frame

When an application detects a virus-infected file, it generally quarantines it and  or designates it for deletion, rendering it unavailable and removing the threat to your device.

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