Antivirus software

Antivirus programs are applications designed to prevent, search, detect and delete software viruses and other harmful applications such as Trojans, worms, adware, spyware. A good antivirus, regularly updated, is essential, it is estimated that more than 60,000 malicious applications are created every day and that an unprotected computer can be infected within minutes of connecting to the Internet.

Antivirus applications have functions such as scanning certain files and folders for malware, scheduling automatic scans, deleting detected harmful codes, indicating the system's health. It is recommended to use up-to-date antivirus programs on PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones.