FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTERS

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

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Detects and deletes spyware and other similar programs.Which utility program refers to this description?
A
File Manager
B
Disk Cleanup
C
File Compression Tools
D
Spyware Remover
E
Antivirus Program
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Malwarebytes is an antimalware and spyware tool that can remove spyware from Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, Android and iOS. Malwarebytes can scan through registry files, running programs, HDs and individual files. Once a spyware program is detected, a user can quarantine and delete it.

Detailed explanation-2: -Antivirus is a kind of software used to prevent, scan, detect and delete viruses from a computer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antivirus software, originally designed to detect and remove viruses from computers, can also protect against a wide variety of threats, including other types of malicious software, such as keyloggers, browser hijackers, Trojan horses, worms, rootkits, spyware, adware, botnets and ransomware.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anti-spyware software is a type of program designed to prevent and detect unwanted spyware program installations and to remove those programs if installed. Detection may be either rules-based or based on downloaded definition files that identify currently active spyware programs.

Detailed explanation-5: -Spyware is mostly classified into four types: adware, system monitors, tracking including web tracking, and trojans; examples of other notorious types include digital rights management capabilities that “phone home", keyloggers, rootkits, and web beacons.

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