Antivirus software is designed to detect, prevent, and remove malicious software from computers and other devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and servers.

What types of malware does antivirus protect against?

Antivirus solutions typically protect against viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, rootkits, and botnets.

Is antivirus alone sufficient for strong security?

No. Antivirus is an essential foundation, but effective cybersecurity also requires continuous monitoring, incident response, and well-defined security practices.

How is antivirus used in organizations?

In business environments, antivirus is usually part of a broader endpoint security platform, combined with centralized monitoring, analysis, and response.

Antivirus

What is antivirus?

An antivirus program, or antivirus, is a program designed to detect, prevent, and remove various types of malicious software (malware) from computers and/or other types of devices (mobile phones, tablets, servers).

Examples of malicious software: viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, adware, rootkits, botnets.

Sicra and antivirus

Measures against viruses are built into the solutions we deliver through our partners. Both Palo Alto Networks Cortex XDR, Arctic Wolf Aurora Managed Endpoint Defense and Microsoft Defender.

Services

Sicra SOC - Security Operation Center

Security maturity assessment

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