Question

What is anti-virus software? Also explain the term quarantine with respect to anti-virus software.​

Answer 1

Antivirus: Antivirus software, or anti-virus software, also known as anti-malware, is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware.

Quarantine: Quarantine was an antivirus software from the early 90s that automatically isolated infected files on a computer's hard disk. Files put in quarantine were then no longer capable of infecting their hosting system.