antivirus scanner
Digital threat hunter
An antivirus scanner is software that detects and removes malicious programs from a computer.
It examines files and system memory for known threats and suspicious behavior, quarantining or deleting what it finds: The antivirus scanner flagged the download as a trojan.
Most run continuously in the background, though users can also initiate manual scans.
- protectionGuarding against harm
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- threatIndication of potential harm
- detectionAct of finding something
- securityProtection from threat
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- Scannersbarcode reader, card reader, QR reader, code reader
- backupbackup copy, backup drive, backup plan, backup schedule, backup service
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Harmful computer programs
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