first freeware antivirus program (he later joined FRISK Software). Also Frans Veldman released the first version of ThunderByte Antivirus, also known as...
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largest share of the market for antivirus applications. In January 2020, multiple news sources reported that Avast Antivirus, through a subsidiary, was selling...
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EICAR test file (redirect from Eicar standard antivirus test file)
for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) and Computer Antivirus Research Organization (CARO) to test the response of computer antivirus (AV) programs...
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other major antivirus vendors have whitelisted the Magic Lantern trojan, rendering their antivirus products, including Norton AntiVirus, incapable of...
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ESET NOD32 (redirect from NOD32 Antivirus)
ESET NOD32 Antivirus, commonly known as NOD32, is an antivirus software package made by the Slovak company ESET. ESET NOD32 Antivirus is sold in two editions...
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Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) is an antivirus software component of Microsoft Windows. It was first released as a downloadable...
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AVG AntiVirus (previously known as AVG, an abbreviation of Anti-Virus Guard) is a line of antivirus software developed by AVG Technologies, a subsidiary...
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online banking protection. Many antivirus products use "third-party antivirus engine". This means that the antivirus engine is made by another producer;...
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leaves antivirus software little alternative but to send a "read" request to Windows files that handle such requests. Some viruses trick antivirus software...
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Panda Security (redirect from Panda Titanium Antivirus)
Companies portal Antivirus software Comparison of antivirus software Comparison of computer viruses Internet security Panda Cloud Antivirus "Company Profile...
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Malware (section Antivirus / Anti-malware software)
scanned files by an antivirus program. Because this approach is not useful for malware that has not yet been studied, antivirus software can use dynamic...
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ClamAV (redirect from Clam antivirus)
ClamAV (antivirus) is a free software, cross-platform antimalware toolkit able to detect many types of malware, including viruses. It was developed for...
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Avira (redirect from Avira Free Antivirus)
mainly known for its Avira Free Security antivirus software. Although founded in 2006, the Avira antivirus application has been under active development...
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VirusTotal (category Antivirus software)
Antivirus engines used for detection for uploading files. AegisLab (AegisLab) Antiy Labs (Antiy-AVL) Aladdin (eSafe) AVAST Software (Avast Antivirus)...
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ClamWin Free Antivirus is a free and open-source antivirus tool for Windows. It provides a graphical user interface to the Clam AntiVirus engine. Scanning...
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Free Antivirus Review". PCMAG. Retrieved 28 September 2021. "AVG AntiVirus Free Review". PCMAG. Retrieved 28 September 2021. "Test Avast Free AntiVirus 21...
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NANO Antivirus is Russian antivirus software developed by NANO Security Ltd. The software has free and paid (NANO Antivirus Pro) versions. NANO Security...
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Symantec Endpoint Protection (redirect from Symantec Antivirus)
of a merger of several security software products, including Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition 10.0, Client Security, Network Access Control, and Sygate...
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Surfshark Antivirus is a cybersecurity software developed by a company known for Surfshark VPN and internet security services. Surfshark Antivirus provides...
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Personal Antivirus is rogue anti-virus software created by a company named Innovagest (sometimes referred to as "Innovagest 2000"), and is related to...
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Sophos (redirect from Sophos antivirus)
acquired Sophos for US$3.9 billion. Companies portal Antivirus software Comparison of antivirus software Comparison of computer viruses Comparison of...
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Webroot (redirect from Webroot Antivirus with Spy Sweeper)
company introduced antivirus protection with the launch of Spy Sweeper with AntiVirus in 2006. In October 2007, Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and...
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FRISK Software International (redirect from F-PROT Antivirus for DOS)
was an Icelandic software company that developed F-Prot antivirus and F-Prot AVES antivirus and anti-spam service. The company was founded in 1993. It...
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and on demand. VBA32 is used as one of the antivirus engines at VirusTotal. VirusBlokAda is an antivirus software vendor established in 1997 in Belarus...
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Kaspersky Lab (category Antivirus software)
Kaspersky's consumer software include the Antivirus, Internet Security and Total Security products. The Antivirus software includes malware protection, monitors...
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the more likely it is to fall for it. It is often employed to disable antivirus software, in order to create an opening for more traditional malware....
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus (redirect from Kaspersky antivirus)
Антивирус Касперского (Antivirus Kasperskogo); formerly known as AntiViral Toolkit Pro; often referred to as KAV) is a proprietary antivirus program developed...
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Palm OS viruses (redirect from Palm OS Antivirus)
While some viruses did exist for Palm OS based devices, very few were ever designed. Typically, mobile devices are difficult for virus writers to target...
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Lavasoft (category Antivirus software)
including Adaware antivirus prior to acquiring the company itself. An anti-spyware and anti-virus software program, Adaware Antivirus, according to its...
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Rogue security software (redirect from Rogue antivirus)
SpyAxe, MalwareAlarm, VirusBurst, VirusBursters, DIARemover, AntiVirus Gold, Antivirus Golden, SpyFalcon, and TheSpyBot/SpywareBot. "Rogue Security Software »...
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