{"id":617,"date":"2021-04-27T07:05:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T07:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/antivirus\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T07:05:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T07:05:16","slug":"antivirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enorcerna.com\/wiki\/definition\/antivirus\/","title":{"rendered":"antivirus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first thing we have to establish around the term in question is that it is a neologism that has been formed from the sum of two parts:
-The Greek prefix \u201canti-\u201d, which can be translated as \u201cagainst\u201d.
-The Latin noun \"virus\", which means virus.<\/p>\n

The concept of antivirus<\/strong> It is used in the field of computing<\/strong> with reference to a software<\/strong> that is in a position to search and delete<\/strong> virus<\/strong> in a computer system. It should be noted that these viruses are programs<\/strong> that are housed in the memory of a computer (computer) with the aim of damaging data or altering the normal operation of the equipment.<\/p>\n

\"Antivirus\"It can be said that both an antivirus and a virus are computer programs. While viruses are harmful, antiviruses aim to counteract their effect. In this way, they are in charge of looking for viruses to block their actions<\/strong>. They can also disinfect<\/strong> files that have already been corrupted by the virus.<\/p>\n

Antiviruses, on the other hand, have a preventive function<\/strong>. When a person has an antivirus installed on their computer, the software<\/strong> can constantly monitor and warn if a virus tries to access the system through a file. Thus the user manages to prevent infection.<\/p>\n

There are multiple types of antivirus that differ in the scope of their benefits. There are viruses that perform certain specific actions (such as trojans<\/strong> or the spyware<\/strong>), a peculiarity that gave rise to specialized antivirus. On the other hand, like the rest of the software, antivirus can have different licenses<\/strong> (paid, freeware, etc.).<\/p>\n

In addition to everything indicated, we can establish that, although there are many antiviruses that are on the market, you have to bet on one that meets a series of basic requirements. These are conditions that certify that it will work in the correct way:
-It is capable of stopping viruses.
-Commits the elimination of infections.
-It has a customer service and technical support.
-It has the ability to update itself in order to detect new viruses.
-You can create backup copies.
-It is also capable of detecting other dangerous elements for the computer such as spyware, spam, phishing ...<\/p>\n

All these characteristics are essential when choosing an antivirus, for which it is also necessary to take into account another series of considerations:
-It must be easy to use and must also have a simple configuration system.
-It must have a really competitive price appropriate to the market.
-It is important to make use of the Internet to know not only opinions of users about it but also the specific and professional opinions of experts in the field.
-Not less relevant is that you have to make sure that it is endorsed by a brand of recognized prestige, such as McAfee, Kaspersky, Symantec ...<\/p>\n

Specialists suggest having an antivirus from a recognized manufacturer. The Program<\/strong> should update<\/strong> frequently so that your virus database is not out of date. It is also advisable to perform scans<\/strong> the computer regularly to look for possible infections that have not yet been detected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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