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Yes, an antivirus option is included with System Mechanic Ultimate Defense<\/a><\/strong>. This antivirus provides real-time virus and malware threat protection. In addition, it is able to remove dangerous malware on already infected computers.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the System Mechanic and Antivirus options<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Yes, an antivirus option is included with System Mechanic Ultimate Defense. This antivirus provides real-time virus and malware threat protection. In addition, it is able to remove dangerous malware on already infected computers. Learn more about the System Mechanic and Antivirus options.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[19],"ht-kb-tag":[33,148],"class_list":["post-92","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-general","ht_kb_tag-antivirus","ht_kb_tag-system-mechanic-antivirus"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\nIs System Mechanic Ultimate Defense an antivirus?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn more about System Mechanic editions. 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