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Clean, cleaning

A scanner's action after it detects a virus, Trojan, worm, or potentially unwanted programme (PUP). The cleaning action can include removing malicious code from a file and restoring the file to usability; removing references to the file from system files, system INI (. Ini) files, and the registry; ending the process generated by the file; deleting a macro or a Microsoft Visual Basic script that is infecting a file; deleting a file if it is a Trojan, worm, or belongs to a PUP; or renaming a file that it cannot clean. Clean or cleaning is also known as repair.

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