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Question 7 what are some of the shortcomings of antivirus software today? check all that apply.

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Modern day anti-viruses have a few shortcomings:

1.) False detections. Anti-viruses use a set of algorithms to determine whether or not a application or library contains harmful code such as trojans or rats. But sometimes an anti-virus will flag a file it thinks is dangerous when the file is harmless.

2.) Disk space. Any file or executable takes up disk space in order to exist on your computer; anti-viruses are no exception to this. Anti-viruses may take up a large amount of space on your drive.

3.) Slows down computer. Anti-viruses are constantly loaded into memory to protect your computer. Due to this, they impact your computer's performance.

4.) Don't always work. Any dedicated virus creator will try find a way to bypass anti-viruses and sometimes may succeed. This makes anti-viruses completely useless when it comes to viruses that can bypass them.

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