anti-virus program
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈæn.tiˌvaɪ.rəs ˈprɒɡ.ræm/
- Specialized
:
programa antivirus
- After the software was deployed, researchers discovered that multiple unrelated computer viruses had exploited the Sony-made vulnerability to evade detection by antivirus programs.
- antivirus program installed
- run an anti-virus program
- a good anti-virus program
Examples
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Plus, it comes with System Shield, which has a firewall and antivirus program that protects my computer.
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Block the game in your firewall and mark our cracked content as secure/trusted in your antivirus program.
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I have often found that it is the antivirus program that is causing the problem.
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The Windows 7 report does not always recognize that you have an antivirus program installed and working.
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But the funny thing is that you may not be able to remove this thing by using your legitimate anti-virus programs.
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Only one 'real-time' antivirus program should run.
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Run the antivirus program in Safe Mode and restart after you're done cleaning up.
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To ensure the security of your home computer, install antivirus software, but do not install more than one program because having multiple antivirus programs can cause problems.
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Most new computer systems these days come with antivirus programs, but malicious hackers are creating new viruses all the time, and an epidemic can spread amazingly fast.
Academic text (1997) -
To keep your computer safe, you should install a reliable anti-virus program that regularly scans for threats.
Synonyms
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3.5
A program that finds and removes computer viruses and other harmful programs
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3.3
Software that finds, stops, and removes harmful programs like viruses on computers
A program that protects computers and networks from harmful software
Antonyms
How Protective
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
anti-virus + program
The meaning is directly compositional: 'anti-'/ 'anti-virus' conveys 'against viruses' and 'program' is software, so a B1 learner who knows those constituents will infer it is software that protects against viruses. The compound follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern of prefix/compound formation, making the overall sense immediately understandable from the parts.
Etymology
Anti-virus program comes from a simple picture: early bad software spread like a 'virus' in a body, copying itself and infecting other files. So people named tools that stop it using anti meaning 'against' plus virus and program, like medicine that fights disease, and the phrase now means 'a program that finds and removes harmful software'.