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Which definition of an antivirus program is true?
The correct answer is A. program used to detect and remove unwanted malicious software from the system. An antivirus program is software designed to detect, prevent, and remove malicious software from a system. The other options describe different security tools with distinct functions.
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Which definition of an antivirus program is true?
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- Aprogram used to detect and remove unwanted malicious software from the system
- Bprogram that provides real time analysis of security alerts generated by network hardware and
- Cprogram that scans a running application for vulnerabilities
- Drules that allow network traffic to go in and out
How the community answered
(23 responses)- A87% (20)
- B9% (2)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
An antivirus program is software designed to detect, prevent, and remove malicious software from a system. The other options describe different security tools with distinct functions.
An antivirus program scans files, processes, and storage on a system to identify known malware signatures or suspicious behaviors, then quarantines or removes detected threats to protect the system's integrity and data.
This describes a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) system, which aggregates and analyzes security alerts from network hardware and applications in real time, not an antivirus program.
Scanning a running application for vulnerabilities describes a dynamic application security testing (DAST) tool or vulnerability scanner, not an antivirus program.
Rules that control inbound and outbound network traffic describe a firewall, which operates on network policy enforcement rather than malware detection and removal.
Concept tested: Definition and function of antivirus software
Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/antivirus_software
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