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I copied a virus to my computer as a test and nothing seemed to happen. Why didn VirusScan ASaP detect it?

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I copied a virus to my computer as a test and nothing seemed to happen. Why didn VirusScan ASaP detect it?

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VirusScan ASaP is designed to quietly detect and clean viruses without interrupting the user. Most types of viruses will be cleaned without the user being notified. This is an effort to not distract the user.