antiviruses

Digital immune systems

Antiviruses is the plural of antivirus—software designed to detect and remove malicious programs from computers and other devices.

The word functions as both noun and adjective: We tested several antiviruses, antivirus protection.

The alternate plural antiviruses appears alongside the more common uncountable use: You need antivirus software.

software

malware

Harmful computer programs

McAfee · detection · quarantine · firewall · real-time · definitions · threats · signatures · Avast · AVG

cybersecurity

endpoint

Final point reached

phishing · zero-day · sandbox · behavioral · cloud-based · deployment · centralized · whitelisting · encryption · patches

medical

drugs

Therapeutic chemical compounds

remdesivir · treatment · inhibitors · medications · valacyclovir · prescription · resistance · therapy · replication · nucleoside

Opposites
threat vs. protection

antivirusesviruses

Submicroscopic infectious particles

malware · computer viruses · worms · ransomware · spyware

detection vs. evasion

antivirusespackers

Those who box goods

Phrases
Family

antivirus, antivirus software

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G