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antivirus software

Computer software that detects viruses and/or cleans viruses from an infected computer system. Antivirus programs can be designed to catch all viruses entering a system, or to catch only those viruses delivered by a particular method, such as e-mail. In order for the software to remain effective it must be updated regularly with new signature files to enable the software to recognize the latest viruses; this can usually be done over the Internet.



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The Computer Emergency Response Team operating out of Carnegie Mellon University reports that hackers implement advanced attack techniques that are more difficult to detect through anti-viral software and intrusion-detection systems.
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