What is Antivirus

Today, countless people use mobiles and computers, and we all keep our personal data such as video audio photos etc. on computers and mobiles. 

And whenever we need, we can use them very easily. But we never think that if our data is stolen or spoiled or is done without our will, then we  What to do? 

There has rarely been such a thing with you that the data on your phone or computer has been damaged and you have not even known the reason for it.

What is Antivirus



What is Antivirus? How it works; its advantages and disadvantages

There are only a few reasons for data corruption in the computer or in the phone and the biggest reason is virus.  Some people hack other people's computers and phones or for their own benefit, they hack other people's phones and computer data.

To avoid these, we use antivirus.  Don't know what is antivirus In Hind?  So in this post we will give you complete information about antivirus, How it works,

What is antivirus


Antivirus definition and examples , what is antivirus in computer , Antivirus software is a program that searches the viruses coming into the computer and deletes them from the computer and prevents them from entering the computer.

This makes our computer more secure. If you use the Internet on your computer.  So eating virus malicious on your computer is very easy.

Because there are so many websites on the internet that do just this thing that putting viruses in people's computers and hacking their computers, making their data worse, then we used antivirus to avoid all these viruses malicious  Huh.

Internet usage has started to be much more than before.  This is why there is a danger of getting even more dangerous viruses in the computer than before and not all viruses work the same,

some viruses are just to hack your computer, some viruses are meant to spoil your data and  Some viruses are very dangerous, which can lock your entire computer data and ask for ransom in exchange for unlocking it.

 How Antivirus Works


Antivirus scans all the files of our computer and every different antivirus uses different methods while scanning.  By which they get to know the difference between our file

and virus and they recognize the virus coming in our computer and prevent them from coming into the computer.  But the way the virus is scanned or the way the virus is detected is different because different types of viruses are used to detect them.


  1. Signature-based detection
  2. Heuristic-based detection
  3. Behavioural-based detection
  4. Sandbox detection
  5. Data mining techniques


 Benefits of antivirus

There are many benefits of using antivirus.  Whether to install antivirus in your phone or computer.  So below, you have been told some benefits of using antivirus.

Real-Time Protection: -

There is no time for virus to come in our computer, virus can attack our computer at any time, it can spoil our computer.  That is why antivirus keeps securing our computer all the time and deleting the virus coming all the time.  In this way antivirus works in our computer all the time.

Protection of sensitive information: - 


There are many websites on the Internet that try to hack your personal data or try to steal your private information, then antivirus stops them all and your private information is protected.

Scanning of Individual Files: -


In our computer and in our mobile, there are many files which we can know about by opening them, but the antivirus scans the file without opening it.  This file contains virus or whether or not this file can cause any harm to our computer or mobile.

If the antivirus believes that this file can harm our phone or computer, it deletes that file or gives you a notification.  That we have received a virus file, you want to delete it or keep it.

If an object has an advantage, then there is definitely some loss with it and in the same way, along with the benefits of antivirus, it also has some disadvantages which are given below.

Detection Techniques: -


All antivirus use same method to scan or search virus but if any new virus comes then the antivirus is unable to sec it and it damages our computer.

Doesn't Fully Protect: - 


Every single antivirus secures your computer in different ways and protects them from viruses but still there is some shortcoming in everyone's antivirus and

it does not scan your computer from somewhere  Just like if an antivirus scans the virus coming from your internet, then this antivirus cannot stop the virus coming to your computer in any other way, then this is a big drawback.


Slows Down PC: -


Our computer has thousands of times before, when we open a folder, antivirus scans its file and that's why it takes too much time to scan 1- 1 file and due to this our computer  The speed decreases.  And similarly, if we have used antivirus on the internet too, our internet speed also decreases.

 Types of antivirus

 In the market today you get to see many types of antivirus software which keep your computer safe from offline and online internet. But not all antivirus are good and not all antivirus is free.  Different companies make antivirus in different ways like: -

 1. Kaspersky internet security


Kaspersky internet security This antivirus is specially designed for Internet users who use the Internet on their computers all day and open different types of websites, so to protect your computer from all those websites  Kaspersky company has created this internet security antivirus.

 2. Avast Free Antivirus


The avast company has made its antivirus in three editions, which work differently. 

 1. Avast Free Antivirus,
 2. Avast Internet Security,
 3. Avast Premier. 

First of all, it is absolutely free, in which you get some features which can protect your computer from viruses.  After this, you are given some more features in Internet Security Antivirus,

such as keeping you safe from a fake website.  The phishing website and phishing emails protect you from it, and Avast's Premier Antivirus has given you more advanced features from both of them.

 3. ESET Smart Security


The company makes many types of antivirus which protects your computer from many types of viruses.  And this company makes antivirus not only for computer but also for Android mobile,

so that you can protect your phone even more, but you will have to buy all the antivirus of this company because their antivirus is not free of antivirus made by this company.  The list is given below


  • ESET Smart Security Premium
  • ESET Smart Security
  • ESET Cyber ​​Security
  • ProSet Cyber ​​Security
  • ESET Mobile Security for Android
  • ESET Parental Control for Android
  • ESET NOD32 Antivirus for Linux Desktop