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Antivirus Definitions on the Web
- Antivirus (or "anti-virus") software is a class of program that searches your hard drive and floppy disks for any known or potential viruses. The market for this kind of program has expanded because of Internet growth and the increasing use of the Internet by businesses concerned about protecting their computer assets.
- A software program designed to identify and remove a known or potential computer virus
- A software program which helps protect a computer against being infected by a virus.
- This refers to the University's anti-virus software, available through the Download Center and on the Toolkit CD-ROM. Though the product is from Symantec, on Windows it is called "Symantec AntiVirus" and on the Mac it is called "Norton AntiVirus."
- Antivirus software is a type of application you install to protect your system from viruses, worms and other malicious code. Most antivirus programs will monitor traffic while you surf the Web, scan incoming email and file attachments and periodically check all local files for the existence of any known malicious code.
- Anti-virus software consists of computer programs that attempt to identify, thwart and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious software (malware).
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