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Antivirus Software

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000166

1. A program specifically designed to detect many forms of malware and prevent them from infecting computers, as well as cleaning computers that have already been infected.

2. A program that monitors a computer or network to identify all major types of malware and prevent or contain malware incidents.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-000166
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNIST SP 800-69 [Withdrawn]; NIST SP 800-83 Rev. 1; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000166",
  "term": "Antivirus Software",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A program specifically designed to detect many forms of malware and prevent them from infecting computers, as well as cleaning computers that have already been infected.\n\n2. A program that monitors a computer or network to identify all major types of malware and prevent or contain malware incidents.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-69 [Withdrawn]",
    "NIST SP 800-83 Rev. 1",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/antivirus-software/"
}

Record 166 of 4,693 in Cybersecurity terminology (MLC-0102). Request the full dataset.