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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is a type of software designed to help the user’s computer detect viruses and avoid them.
A
Malware
B
Adware
C
Antivirus
D
Both B and C
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Antivirus is a kind of software used to prevent, scan, detect and delete viruses from a computer. Once installed, most antivirus software runs automatically in the background to provide real-time protection against virus attacks.

Detailed explanation-2: -An antivirus product is a program designed to detect and remove viruses and other kinds of malicious software from your computer or laptop.

Detailed explanation-3: -Antivirus software is a program or set of programs that are designed to prevent, search for, detect, and remove software viruses, and other malicious software like worms, trojans, adware, and more.

Detailed explanation-4: -Antivirus software (antivirus program) is a security program designed to prevent, detect, search and remove viruses and other types of malware from computers, networks and other devices.

Detailed explanation-5: -While the best way is antivirus software, operating systems already come with programs like Windows Defender and Windows Security. There are also other, free programs like Avast and Kaspersky.

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