Antivirus or anti-virus software is software used to prevent, detect and remove malware (of all descriptions), such as: computer viruses, malicious BHOs, hijackers, ransomware, keyloggers, backdoors, rootkits, trojan horses, worms, malicious LSPs, dialers, fraudtools, adware and spyware. Computer security, including protection from social engineering techniques, is commonly offered in products and services of antivirus software companies.
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Microsoft reveals how it caught mutating Monero mining malware with machine learning
Microsoft's antivirus division recently opened the bonnet on a mutating cryptocurrency miner and revealed how machine learning ...
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Antivirus giants form new coalition to put an end to stalkerware
Antivirus vendors and non-profits including Avira, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Kaspersky have banded together ...
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Microsoft rolls out Tamper Protection for Windows antivirus to keep hackers at bay
Microsoft has officially announced the general availability of Tamper Protection feature for its Windows Defender Antivirus ...
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This cryptocurrency stealing malware was blocked more than 360,000 times over the past year
According to the latest figures from cybersecurity firm Avast, a cryptocurrency stealing malware has been blocked more than ...
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Why Samsung's virus scans for smart TVs are a UX disaster
Samsung wants you to run a virus scan on your smart TV every few weeks. Here's why that's a terrible idea, and why you shouldn't ...
